Tree of Life synagogue
This month in Jewish history: Rabin assassination, Tree of Life shooting
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Pennsylvania man caught with child porn, antisemitic mass attack plans
Tree of Life murderer is one of 3 death row inmates exempted from Biden’s commutation order
'Extinguishing an epidemic of hate': Emhoff appeals to Jewish voters for the last time
Judge to pronounce death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter after jury vote
The sentencing hearing comes a day after a jury unanimously voted for the death penalty after finding Bowers guilty on 63 counts.
Pittsburgh jury votes to sentence Tree of Life synagogue killer to death
In the sentencing phase, prosecutors have argued that Bowers had the necessary intent and premeditation to qualify for the death penalty.
Debate over death penalty for synagogue shooter intensifies
Under Jewish law, the death penalty is an option for some offenses but tradition holds that it was rarely if ever meted out.
Pittsburgh jury finds synagogue attacker eligible for death penalty
Federal prosecutors charged Bowers with 63 counts, including 11 counts of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death.
Is antisemitism always delusional? Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s penalty could hinge on answer
The government, on the other hand, is pressing for the death penalty and making the case that Bowers was animated by hate, not delusions.
Pittsburgh shooter spurred by antisemitism, white supremacism, not delusions - expert
The defense experts, Park Dietz said Monday, “simply mistook every ordinary widespread white separatist beliefs as delusions because they were not familiar with them.”
The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter wasn't acting alone
We must be clear: These acts of mass violence are simply the tip of the iceberg.
3 reasons why Tree of Life shooter Robert Bowers shouldn't be executed - opinion
Robert Bowers was found guilty of murdering 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue and is facing the death penalty. Here are three reasons why he shouldn't be executed
Pittsburgh synagogue attacker found guilty of hate crimes
A jury has found Robert Bowers guilty of federal hate crimes for killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history.
Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial: Defense concedes shooter’s hatred of Jews
The free exercise of religious beliefs “does not include the engagement in good works or conduct that may or may not be part of religious belief,” she said.