Oakland Café Incident Sparks Hate Crime Investigation
Oakland Café Incident Sparks Hate Crime Investigation
Oakland Café Incident Sparks Hate Crime Investigation
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Jonathan Hirsch, a Jewish man, reported being forcibly removed from the Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland for wearing a baseball cap featuring a Star of David. The café's owner, Abdulrahim Harara, labeled the hat as 'violent' and claimed Hirsch was causing a disturbance, despite the fact that Hirsch was simply playing chess with his five-year-old son at the time. The incident escalated, prompting police involvement, but Hirsch felt that officers did not effectively de-escalate the situation and treated it as a mutual disagreement. The Oakland Police Department is currently investigating the matter to determine if it qualifies as a hate incident. Hirsch expressed disbelief that such an incident could occur in modern America, drawing parallels to past discrimination, and is considering legal action. The coffee shop has a history of hosting Gaza solidarity events and has not publicly commented on the incident.

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