Tarek Bazrouk, who is awaiting trial after being indicted on three federal hate crimes against Jews, was a member of a chat group that received regular updates from Hamas 's al-Qassam spokesperson Abu Obeida, according to his detention filing, provided to The Jerusalem Post by the US Department of Justice.

Bazrouk, 20, protested against Israel on Columbia University's campus, despite not being a student there. According to his detention filing, Bazrouk physically assaulted Jewish individuals at protests on three separate occasions. He was arrested after each incident, but continued his campaign of "violence and intimidation," fleeing the scene after two of the incidents.

In one of the incidents, which occurred on April 15, 2024, Bazrouk attacked a Jewish college student at a pro-Isra

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