Josh Nathan-Kazis Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Suspect Was Obsessed With HIAS
the suspect in the synagogue massacre in
Pittsburgh on Saturday was obsessed with the Jewish refugee aid group
HIAS, according to posts on a social media account that he appears to
have operated.
The account, which has since been deleted by the social networking
site Gab, included posts that accused HIAS of “bring[ing] in
hostile invaders to dwell among us.”
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October 27, 2018 By Forward StaffHours before the massacre at the synagogue, the man wrote: “HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I’m going in.”
HIAS, founded in 1881 to help Jewish emigres from Russia, now works on refugee resettlement in the U.S. and around the world. It has been critical of the Trump administration, criticizing various policies that impact refugees and immigrants.
“There are no words to express how devastated we are by the events in Pittsburgh this morning,” HIAS said in a statement. “This loss is our loss, and our thoughts are with Tree of Life Congregation, our local partner Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) of Pittsburgh, the city of Pittsburgh and all those affected by this senseless act of violence. As we try to process this horrifying tragedy, we pray that the American Jewish community and the country can find healing.”

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October 27, 2018 By Forward StaffMultiple media outlets have identified the suspect in the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as Robert Bowers. Eight people were killed in the shooting, according to NBC News.
The social network Gab announced that it had taken Bowers’s account offline, though some of its contents were preserved by Twitter users.
In addition to multiple posts attacking HIAS, the Bowers account wrote that there is “no #MAGA as long as there is a kike infestation.” Elsewhere, he referred to a “Jew problem,” and said that President Trump is a “globalist, not a nationalist.”
Contact at nathankazis@forward.com or on Twitter, @joshnathankazis
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