Security · Full coverage

Man Armed with Knife and Baseball Bat Removed from Chabad Synagogue in New York

How 4 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

75% right-leaning

Center 1Right 3

First reported by Now 14 · Jul 2, 2026

What happened

A man armed with a knife and baseball bat was removed and arrested at the Chabad synagogue on Eastern Parkway in New York. He is known to police and synagogue staff and has a history of visits. Authorities say the incident does not appear to involve a wider security threat.

01A man armed with a knife and baseball bat was removed from the Chabad synagogue on Eastern Parkway, NYC.
02The man is an African American wearing a kippah, known to police and synagogue staff.
03He has a history of visiting the 770 synagogue and appeared unstable.
04Chabad leadership had asked police to bar him from the synagogue previously.
05The arrest is not linked to any broader security threat, according to Chabad activist Yaakov Berman.
06No further details about the man's identity or arrest circumstances have been released.

Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.

In this story

People

Yaakov Berman