Shiftless2
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This incident occurred on November 16, 2024.
A 64-year-old woman, Alexandra Szustakiewicz, was arrested and charged with two felony hate crime counts and disorderly conduct after attacking a Palestinian-American couple at a Downers Grove Panera Bread. The incident, recorded on video and widely shared on Reddit, showed her verbally abusing and physically assaulting the couple, including attempting to throw hot coffee and hitting the man, over his "Free Palestine" sweatshirt.
The confrontation, targeting the man and his pregnant wife, has fueled discussions on anti-Palestinian sentiment, with the couple facing both support and threats online.
Woman charged in alleged anti-Palestinian hate crime inside Downers Grove Panera due in court
Dowers Grove police said she started a fight with a couple at a Panera, because of what they were wearing.
abc7chicago.com
