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“A spokesman for the CST said of the most recent attack: ‘We are aware of an incident in which a group of youths reportedly set off fireworks towards the synagogue premises.”

“Likewise, El-Sayed once defended an attack on a Michigan synagogue, professed a desire to ban fireworks, supported defunding the police, replacing the Second Amendment with the right to health care, and even questioned the ethics of football.”

“Instead, Hezbollah supporter Ayman Ghazali had rammed a truck loaded with ammunition, $2,000 worth of fireworks, and 35 gallons of gasoline into a side entrance beside the synagogue’s day-care program.”

“Carney cited shootings at Jewish schools, firebombings of synagogues and attacks on community centers and Jewish-owned businesses.”

“The congregation at the synagogue in Michigan, one of the largest synagogues in the country, returned to its sanctuary last week for the first time since March to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.The Detroit-area religious center was on March 12…”

“The convergence brings into focus how the Sept. 11 attacks transformed security in American synagogues and helped create the national infrastructure that now protects Jewish life.”

“El-Sayed has waded into extremist waters a number of times, most prominently when he seemed to downplay the horror of an attempted attack on a Michigan synagogue.”