Bowers faces 29 charges for Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting
President Trump has ordered flags at half-mast on public buildings until Oct. 31 to mark the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in recent US history, which left 11 dead and six injured, including four police officers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Thousands of people from across the city later gathered for an interfaith vigil to join the mourners. synagogue in Squirrel Hill. The heroism of law enforcement officers who risked their lives to rescue worshipers trapped by the gunman inside the Squirrel Hill synagogue was widely cited.
The chief medical examiner of Pittsburgh’s Allegheny County released the names of the 11 victims of the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh Saturday. The youngest victim was 59 and the oldest was 97.
Joyce Feinberg, 75
Richard Gottfried, 65
Rose Mallinger, 97
Jerry Rabinowitz, 66
Cecil Rosenthal, 59
David Rosenthal, 54
Bernice Simon, 84
Sylvan Simon, 86
Daniel Stein, 71
Melvin Wax, 88
Irving Younger, 69
David and Cecil Rosenthal were brothers. Bernice and Sylvan Simon were husband and wife. In addition to the 11 victims, two congregants and four police officers were injured.
The mass killer, Robert Bowers, 46, could face the death penalty if convicted of the 29 charges against him. They include 11 counts of using a firearm to commit murder and multiple counts of two hate crimes: obstruction of exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death and obstruction of exercise of religious beliefs resulting in bodily injury to a public safety officer, authorities said.
Education Minister, Naftali Bennett is traveling to Pittsburgh to represent the Israel government in solidarity with the Jews of Pittsburgh and the United States.
DEBKAfile reported earlier:
Shouting “All Jews must die,” a gunman walked into the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Penn. during the Sabbath service. He was taken into custody after killing 11 people and injuring at least six, including three police first responders, in a massacre. The first task of the police was to evacuate worshipers trapped in the building, while under fire from the gunman. He also opened fire on the ambulances and police forces concentrated outside the building including a SWAT team and was finally captured after he staged a shootout from the third floor window of the building. Officers sheltered behind cars. Witnesses described a heavy-set white male armed with a semiautomatic assault rifle and two pistols, who entered the building during morning service. He then barricaded himself in a room at the synagogue.
President Donald Trump tweeted he was watching the event. In a second Twitter, he said the incident was “more devastating than was thought. It’s a terrible, terrible thing.”
Initial interrogation of the suspect must discover whether this was a lone crime. He may be charged with a hate crime or terrorism.
The Squirrel Hill synagogue is 150 years old and a popular Conservative place of worship in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood. Four congregations share the building. The doors were not locked during the Sabbath service and there were no guards on the door. These precautions are only taken on the High Holidays. Synagogue staff have taken training from Homeland Security instructors. Following the attack, US police posted special forces at Jewish institutions across the country.
So much for the training taken by the staff of the place of worship from Homeland Security.If the security personnel of these places like churches,schools,and other places where folks congregate are not armed,it is utterly hopeless for those folks attending these events.Sure,unarmed personnel can be on the look out for the people that are out of lace and acting strangely,but someone must be able to neutralize them when required.And that security personnel must be armed with firearms.
Several synagogues in our neighborhood do have congregants who carry.
Don’t worry, GUNS DON’T KILL PEOPLE.
NRA
PA is a gun control state,You can not simply walk into a store & purchase a hand gun. Nope. The reason the shooter was able to murder 11 people is that not 1 person had a fire arm.
More guns is always the answer. 350 million guns in the US and more gun deaths per capita than Somalia. That’s working out great isn’t it?
Three first responders (including SWAT team member or members) were also wounded, so an armed guard at the door would have likely been the 12th fatality. As much as a “good guy with a gun” could have been useful, a bad nut-case hateful troglodyte WITHOUT access to a gun would have been preferable.
The shooting was staged by Democrats to scare the Jews from voting Republican.
Sadly I agree its quite possible that this is just another manufactured event to try to boost their voter turnout.
WOW..SO MANY TRUMPTARDS POSTING HERE….
LISTEN UP MORONS. DONALD TRUMP THRIVES ON ATTACKING AND DIVIDING PEOPLE. MANY OF THESE LOOOSERS HIDE IN THE SHADOWS AND WAITED FOR A füh·rer LIKE DONALD TO BLOW A WHISTLE SO THAT THEY COULD GO OFF AND DO WHAT LOOOSERS DO.
THE SUPPORT OF THESE TRUMPTARDS ON THIS SITE IS NAUSEATING.
The guy hated Trump. Referred him him as a “globalist” who “loved Jews”. Conflating this maniac with Donald Trump’s politics is a deliberate disservice
GO FUCK YOURSELF ASS FACE THE NIGGER OBAMA DIVIDED THE USA
AND THE FUCKSTAINS ON THE LEFT ALONG WITH THE LYING MEDIA ARE THE PROBLEM
YOU FUCKING MORON
THIS ASSHAT IS A ANTI JEW HATER
LOW INFO POS RETARD
I AM A VERY GOOD LOOKING ASS-FACE. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A SHAPELY ASS ON A HOT LADY? OH SORRY I FORGET YOU’D RATHER LICK DONNIE’S AZZ. TRUMPTARDS ARE REPRESSED HOMOS.
“great white…” – This is the type of “comment” Debka should be removing and also barring the user. What is the use of forum type rules if they’re not actioned?
The guy hated Trump and Jews are the worst racists.
Then leave asshole!
if it is nauseating, please do not come here any more, Sir.
Right on regarding the Trumptards! Amen.
We have seen this sub-person’s completely off remarks here and elsewhere.
Debka, please enforce your policy of offensive posts and ban this low life from posting here.
What a mindless comment. Obama was a Global Jew hater, supporting those who wanted and are aiming for the total genocide of the Millions of the Jews of Israel!!! and yes, these conservative Jews supported him in droves. This of course doesn’t justify this terrible present atrocity, but those Jew haters were tolerated by Obama for his 8 years in office, and did he ever condemned Farrakhan, the black Nazi?
Trump is the new prophet. He will make the world great again.
SCHMUCK!
Unfortunately too many retards post comments and they are not necessarily Trump supporters. They spread hate and promote the divide in this country that gives grounds for such acts of violence.
What you just said divides people and shouting does not make your words any better. I did not vote for Trump but I do not believe attacking him, his voters, or his family is right either. all can disagree with his policies and agenda, you attacking Trump is also part of the same problem you claim he does, but yet to did it?
Shalom.
What are you smoking. This attack had NOTHING to do with President Trump. This sickoo was a Jew Hater. Anyone whom blames our President for this attack is a disgusting uninformed or uneducated idiot!
I rarely see posts so strongly indicative of mental illness. You should seek some help.
This is fake news. Those 12 jews were paid actors by the Democrats. This entire story is made up to discredit master Trump. This is all made up shit, as no one has died.
Its also quite possible that this was a distraction put in place by Netanyahu and others to help gather support at home and abroad for up and coming Gaza War.
American Jews are less and less likely to provide unquestioning support for the barbaric treatment of the Palestinians. But if feared up enough the American and other Jews will pull together and display solidarity.
Equally this could help put in place a policy of any criticism of ANY Israeli activity as supporting the butchery which we are told has just taken place. Criticism of Israeli brutality is not racism and targeted violence against any people should never be tolerated, and this of cause includes both the Jewish and Palestinian people.
James : Classic antisemite.
Jew hating is a mental disorder that leads to madness and death. There is no cure.
Only strong, self representing and armed jews can quarantine this virus.
A repulsive suggestion. You should be ashamed (but clearly have no shame).
There is never a place for such idiotic remarks. Even more so now.
That “staged by Democrats” accusation is not just well beyond delusional, it’s downright insulting.
Makes me wonder WHY so many people hate Jews. Any explanation?
CAUSE WE’RE SMARTER THAN LOOOSERS LIKE YOU?
Nobody kills anybody because he is smarter. Your answer is proof that you are not smart at all.
There is also another reason that you are mistaken. Because only DUMB people make other people hate them. This is just another proof that Jews are not as smart as they themselves believe to be.
CLEARLY SMARTER THAN A LOOOSER LIKE YOU.
As I have said and you have proven yourself, you are moron. You don’t even know how to write “Looser”. What else do I need to say?
Haha! Great reply!
Its always a very sad situation, best people learn what the causes are and correct the situation or this will keep on occurring…
https://russia-insider.com/en/crash-course-true-causes-anti-semitism-part-1/ri25062
Hating innocent strangers can be due to mental illness or evil. The mentally ill have delusions about other people, and are susceptible to lies. The evil simply like to profit from the hate and murder of others. Take your pick.
Hi, lots of reasons for antisemitism. A lot of it is just that Jews are very successful! They kick ass, make lots of money, rise into positions of power. A lot of Jews are out to get the money at any cost, and they devote their whole lives to this project. This comes from their parents and the Jewish community which is extremely materialistic. Most Jewish men think they have to make good money to not be considered a loser failure in materialistic Jewish culture. Combine that with a high IQ and some weird acumen for making money, and Jews have long been able to rake in the cash, for the most part fairly, but not always.
Jews had a reputation as crooked capitalists 100 years ago in the US and forever in Europe, so the lying, cheating, thieving Jewish businessmen became a stereotype and led to dislike of Jews. Jews would come into a German town and drive all the German businesses out of business. That pisses people off. Also many of those old towns had sort of gentlemen’s market division agreements to not drive each other out of business.
However, at the moment, there are few Jews in Europe and they don’t act different from any other businesspeople, and Gentile businesspeople lie, cheat and steal as much as the Jewish stereotype if not more, so there’s no longer any distinction. Business has become “Judaized.” Further, Jewish capitalists tend to be more progressive than Gentile capitalists nowadays so I would rather have my capitalist exploiters in the US be Jews.
Jews have taken over the media in many nations, usually to protect the Jews from anti-Semitism. They usually don’t abuse their power too much, but their media monopoly pisses people off. I would rather have a Jewish wealthy media than a Gentile wealthy media as the media Jews are quite progressive for rich people.
Jews have been clannish forever and have long only hung with their own kind. They barely dealt with non-Jews. A proper Jew in Europe in 1800 would not eat or have tea with a Gentile. That pisses people off. They are not so much like that now, but I have met super Jews who would not speak to me once they learned I was a Gentile. Orthodox Jews are still very much like this and they make people mad. A friend had Orthodox Jewish landlords in New York and he said they were “tight, rude, and they don’t like non-Jews.” Those are three things that make people mad. Sure religious Jews may have good qualities, but that bad stuff makes people mad. The truth is that religious Jews are not very nice people. That pisses people off.
Due to acquiring so much wealth and power, Jews become a focal point for world controlling conspiracy theories. Jews don’t help matters by running the Federal Reserve, the IMF and the World Bank. Groups with outsized money and power do conspire a lot and groups like that tend to foster conspiracy theories about how they throw their weight around. Most obsessive, conspiratorial anti-Semitism is overdrawn and has little basis in fact.
Nowadays Jews scream anti-Semitism 500 days a day, and 95% of the people accused are innocent. Jews need to STFU and concentrate on real anti-Semites. I would say that this victim addiction, paranoia and paranoid belligerence probably angers Americans more than anything now.
This guy is a White nationalist. They have a longstanding theory that the Jews are the enemies of the White race. It’s not completely false, but it’s generally quite overdrawn. Jews con’t help matters by flooding the Diaspora with immigrants. US Jews did indeed try to end the US as a majority White country for the protection of the Jews. This shooter thinks Jews are flooding the US with immigrants who are killing Whites. He thinks Jews are behind the caravan.
Having been afflicted at one time, anti-Semitism is almost a mental disorder. You literally wake up and go to sleep thinking of the Jews. I’ve been free for many years, but I see how people get trapped.
Half a library has been written about anti-Semitism, mostly by Jews. Most theories about anti-Semitism by Jews are bullshit because Jews refuse to implicate themselves in anti-Semitism. Jews are the cause of anti-Semitism. Antisemitism follows Jews like day follows night. The mystification and obfuscation of anti-Semitism by defensive Jews is not helpful.
There’s not much reason to hate Jews anymore if you ask me unless you want to hate them over Israel, on which case I would say they are guilty as charged. But to me the good of the Jews outweighs the bad.
Well explained – As a Jew I agree with you.
blah blah blah, the so called jews are controlled by the same cannibals as the rest of us
I must commend you on a well structured and rational response, yet would like to contribute with a few other points.
First being that 1000’s of years of prosecution at the hands of many other nations, forcing Jews to live in a new country/continent each couple of generations, does not exactly lead to a conducive environment of trust and peaceful living. Remember also that throughout the ages, Jews were not permitted to live in certain areas, nor work in certain professions, nor mingle with the general population. Not excusing bad manners, but how would you Expect Jews to be after all this? Friendly? When compared to other people today that have a bad life (couple of generations) and the world excuses of them the most barbaric hatred. This is why Jews generally succeed, because they work hard and smart in trying to develop themselves, because they know they have not always being afforded that opportunity. Compare this to many of the native nations, who are entitled and lazy and require the others to do the hard work, which ultimately leads to their downfall and replacement (not because of the Jews).
Flooding countries with immigrants? Who makes the laws in these countries? Jews? No they do not, countries are allowing immigrants on their own. Jews are the first ones to try and protect their identity from assimilation, they are not trying to flood countries with immigrants, that could be considered a blood libel that has continued from even before the Russian Pogroms and German Nazisim. Unadulterated left wing ideals is what ends one identity, opening the flood gates for other cultures to dominate your own. Although many Jews may be liberal, because they like the concept of everyone being treated with dignity (something they have dreamed of for 1000’s of years). Yet they are not making the laws, so have the same bearing on defining laws with their vote as you do.
Jews controll the media?? Seriously??? When last did you hear the media say anything good (or even slightly neutral) about the Jews or Israel??? Jews control the world and the UN???? Really??? When the UN passes the vast majority of resolutions against the Jews/Israel, but ignores the barbarism that is happening across Africa, Middle East and Asia????
Conspire is a word that can have negative connotations, but contemplate all of these facts on a constant basis is what the Jews must do. As they are forced to do so with the constant hate mongering from among the nations against them, forcing Jews to constantly consider what is happening and how they should position themselves accordingly. Half a library on anti-semitism written by Jews, not that I have seen this library, but it could make sense. As only the Jews really care about this, the vast majority of the rest of these nations sure don’t. (Although the irony of this is that many Jewish lives have been saved by the kindness and love of select individuals from among these other nations, and they are given great thought and commemoration).
Coming from Africa I have seen how rape and violence is common place and rife across the land, yet Africans are being accepted into society more because not everyone is bad. Same goes with the Middle Easterners whom have been massacring other nations for 100’s of years, before the Western world even went to their lands, yet these people are also being accepted in society with the same point that not everyone is bad. Where is this same rationale when applied to the Jewish people???
Remember that Jews are also made up of white peoples, and brown peoples and black peoples, as well as all the variations in between. But collectively constitute less than 0.25% of the worlds population, which makes them a true minority of minorities.
This is the real reason why they are discriminated against, because they are the smallest of peoples (no thanks to the 1000’s of years of genocide, mass murder and exterminations – which goes way beyond mere name calling or objection to their behaviours). While I can agree that Jews may not be the most polite of nations, does that still warrant all of the hatred and injustice they have been and are currently still exposed to? When you have other nations, that are accepted amongst your midst, that are far worse and are doing far more damage to you?
Instead of dealing with these major issues, it is much easier to just divert your attention to the smallest group and focus on them instead. It is this mentality that will end your culture, not the Jewish people whom have survived far worse and will continue to survive.
Because Satan is their god.
Jim Carroll:
Take off your blinders, you are being played by the media.
Your hate is showing!
GARY, NOT HATE. TAKE YOUR BLINDERS OFF AND SEE HOW DONNIE MESMERIZES THE TRUMPTARDS SO THAT THEY CANT/WONT SEE HIS LIES (EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF HIS MOUTH)
The guy hates Trump and Jews bring he hatred on themselves. They are despised everywhere.
the US will sink in sea of left/right terrorism and civil war
Trump mission is to destroy this nation.
People who are anti-Trump also tend to be antisemitic. People who do not recognize Trump as a friend of the Jewish people and who use their power and voices to bring down Trump also wish to bring down Israel and the Jewish people. People who hate Trump care more about their leftist ideologies than they do about eradicating antisemitism.
GO FUCK YOURSELF ASS FACE THE NIGGER OBAMA DIVIDED THE USA
AND THE FUCKSTAINS ON THE LEFT ALONG WITH THE LYING MEDIA ARE THE PROBLEM
YOU FUCKING MORON
THIS ASSHAT IS A ANTI JEW HATER
LOW INFO POS RETARD
Because you are conniving, racist parasites.
YOUR MOTHER SEEMS TO LOVE US!
Crazy man alert^^^^Turdgobbler
sure america is a divided nation
nobody did more for this division as
Fucking moron called trump
better a smart neger as a stupid redneck
Crazy man alert^^^^Abbas President of Palestine
Don’t kill any Palestinians for some days please
Maybe if they dont fire any rockets or set off fire kites…or…throw grenades..or stab people…or do drive-by shootings…YES!!! There is chance some muslim fakestinians wont be killed.
Ben: If the Terrorstinians stopped terrorizing, Israel would not have to defend itself. think that Israel should go on the offensive instead of just responding defensively to the endless deadly terror of Terrorstinians.
I don’t get it? Sad to see someone go to such extremes. However. Whilst the world is calling for Zero tolerance to anti semitism. It is okay for Rabbinical Jewry to continue with there fascist anti Goyim Talmudic bullsh£t? Is that double standards?
SURE WHATEVER YOU SAY SUPER JERKOFF.
You need to grow up , punk.
You are and your remarks provide evidence that ignorance is an essential component of antisemitism.
The thoughts and beliefs of this cold anti-Semitic killer is no different from any Terrorstinisn youth who with backing of his/her Mosque and with moral support from leftist NGOs, the IN and EU aim to kill Jews and replace Israel with another failed Islamic terror state. These types start with Jews and move on from there.
I pay my deep sympathy and respect to the victims families and to the brave police who saved many lives through their courageous actions.
Antisemitism comes in many forms and we must recognize that the Koran and Haddith encourage Jew hate as well.
As William Shakespeare wrote a long time ago: “Hell is empty. The devil is here with us.”
Republican thinking is that armed guards would have greatly reduced or altogether prevented these deaths.
As a friend of Israel the US should therefore allow armed IDF soldiers to guard every congregation that chooses to have them. This won’t require any gun restrictions, nor infringe on anyone’s right to bear arms.
Jews will make Alia in the 100 thousands soon. Prophecy will become reality soon and than the final slaughter starts. 7 years of pain for Israel will start. May we open our eyes and see yeshua the Messiah,the one whom we pearced.
Sounds like a day at the Gaza border fence.
MAYBE THE PALOOSERSTINIANS SHOULDNT BE RIOTING THERE…
My deepest sympathies for the victims and their families. Once more anti-Semitism showed its ugly face again. A madness which leads to unspeakable crimes. It showed also the danger of anti-Semitism, it starts with silly conspiracy theories and ends in cold blood murder. No to any forms of anti-Semitism.
Yawn
Debka, you need to regulate your comments better.
Neo-nazis are commenting.
Also the neo-Nazi hated President Trump because he supports Israel
Can someone please enlighten me as to why the term anti semitic is used? Surly all of the victims were ASHKENAZI Jews who are from eastern Europe and thus white. So the Jews are not Semetic people. Then why the term Anti Semite is used everywhere?