Matt Finn(@MattFinnFNC):NEW: Feds announce federal hate crime charge against an L.A. man who allegedly punched a Jewish man in the face from behind at the Adas Torrah synagogue in 2024 and later posted "The chosen people sometimes need a good smack to wake up." Zaid Gitesatani is charged with a hate crime. Prosecutors say he later messaged someone on Instagram: "I whopped 2 zios ... I swung on them ... It was satisfying..."

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2026.05.18 16:14

NEW: Feds announce federal hate crime charge against an L.A. man who allegedly punched a Jewish man in the face from behind at the Adas Torrah synagogue in 2024 and later posted "The chosen people sometimes need a good smack to wake up." Zaid Gitesatani is charged with a hate crime. Prosecutors say he later messaged someone on Instagram: "I whopped 2 zios ... I swung on them ... It was satisfying..."