Aviva Klompas
Memo to the mob: welcome to consequences
StopAntisemitism
Three Pittsburgh residents - Mohamad Hamad (23), Talya Lubit (24), and Micaiah Collins (22) - have been federally indicted for crimes tied to antisemitic hate, terrorism sympathies, and explosives: - Hamad, a U.S.-Lebanese citizen, lied on his Air Force clearance application while praising Hezbollah and Hamas. Hamad called Hamas “freedom fighters” after Oct. 7, helped make explosives with Collins, and surveilled a synagogue while wearing a Hamas-style headband. - Hamad and Lubit conspired to vandalize the Chabad of Squirrel Hill, spray-painting antisemitic messages and a Hamas attack symbol on its wall. - Hamad faces up to 10 years in prison, Collins 5 years, and Lubit 1 year. The case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, in coordination with multiple law enforcement agencies.
