Reuven Rivlin

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Police sealed The Scene of The Attack say that they are in the vicinity of a synagogue

at least five people stabbed to death in The House of a rabbi in New York , state, Police .

The House in Monsey, North of New York City, was hosting a religious ceremony, When the attacker burst, (OJPAC).

The Suspect fled, but was later taken in custody, Police said. The motive was not immediately clear.

One of The Victims was stabbed at least six times, OJPAC said in a tweet.

The Attack came A Day after New York city, said the Police patrols in heavily Jewish districts Semitic threats and attacks, officers were reinforced after a series of anti.

What happened?

attacked by A Man swinging a machete, a Chanukah celebration at the Rabbi's property in Monsey - an area with a large population of ultra-Orthodox Jews, CBS New York reported. The Incident happened at about 22:00 on the Saturday (03:00 GMT Sunday).

"The House had many dozens of people," Yossi Gestetner, a co-founder of OJPAC for the Hudson Valley region, told the New York Times.

Aron Kohn, 65, was praying in the rabbi's home at the time, He told the newspaper: "I for My Life . He started to attack people, you immediately, as soon as he came through the door. We had no time to react at All . "

The rabbi, the was house hosting a Hanukkah celebration

Mr Kohn said that the attacker then tries a synagogue next to The House , but the people inside had locked the door.

reports said the attackers fled The Scene in the car, and several witnesses took the license plate number. The Police said later that they had a suitable vehicle and arrested a suspect.

What was the reaction?

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the measure was a crime," a despicable and cowardly act".

"anti-Semitism, and prejudices of any kind are incompatible with our values of inclusion and diversity, and we have absolutely Zero Tolerance for such acts of hatred," he said in a Statement .

Police in New York said the security of the synagogues, which, after a series of hate crimes

Letitia James , the New York Attorney General, she was disturbed by a "deep" due to The Situation .

"There's Zero Tolerance for acts of hatred of any kind, and we will continue to monitor this terrible situation," She Said in a Twitter post.

The New York Police Department counter-terrorism unit, said it was "closely monitoring" the reports.

Israel's President Reuven Rivlin expressed his "shock and outrage" at The Attack .

"The Rise of anti-Semitism is not just a Jewish problem, and that is certainly not only The State of Israel is the problem," he said in a Statement .

"We need to work together to confront the evil that raises its head again and is a real threat around The World . "

The Attack follows a series of anti-Semitic threats and attacks in and around New York City. On Friday, mayor Bill de Blasio, a Police announced patrol in three areas of Brooklyn.

Respond to The Attack in Monsey, Mr. de Blasio said that he could not "overstate the anxiety people feel now".

"We will not allow this to become the new normal. We are every tool we have to stop these attacks once and for All ," he said.

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah marks the victory of Judah Maccabee over the Syrian Greeks in the Second century BC and the reconquest of Jerusalem.

anti-Semitic attacks on The Rise in the United States?

On Friday in New York city, Police , hate Crime unit, said that the investigation was reported by eight anti-Semitic incidents 13. December.

they included a threat by A Man who went into an Orthodox Jewish community based in Brooklyn and threatened to shoot someone. In another case, a 30-year-old woman who allegedly struck Three Women in The Face .

New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot Shea said hate crimes in New York City are up to 22% this year.

"you threw a hook, to see, the cross is drawn, you will see a stone through a window, you will see a woman on The Street with their children and with their wig ripped off," he said.

said Earlier this month, officials in New Jersey , which has been investigated is the heating as a "possible act of domestic terror, The Face of both anti-Semitism and anti-law enforcement authorities believe".

In April and wounded three people at a synagogue in San Diego.

The Attack came exactly six months after the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in the history of the United States.

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Source of news: bbc.com