Anti-Israel agitator charged in violent hate crime attack on two Jewish college students
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An Illinois man has been charged in the violent hate crime attack on two Jewish students at DePaul University last year. 

Adam Erkan, 20, is facing four felony charges, including two counts of hate crime and two counts of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. 

Prosecutors allege that Erkan attacked Max Long and Michael Kaminsky while the pair were peacefully advocating for Israel on DePaul University’s campus in Chicago on Nov. 6. Authorities said at the time that they were also looking for a second suspect.

“We are extremely grateful for the work of the police who investigated this case and apprehended the suspect,” DePaul University officials said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “The suspect is not a member of the DePaul community. Acts of hate and violence have no place at DePaul. We condemn antisemitism in all its forms and stand in solidarity with those affected by this reprehensible act.” 

Earlier this month, Long and Kaminsky filed a lawsuit alongside The Lawfare Project against DePaul University, alleging that officials allowed antisemitic rhetoric to infiltrate the campus. 

“We appreciate the work the Chicago Police Department did to identify and apprehend this suspect, and expect the State Attorney to vigorously prosecute this as the conspiracy and hate crime attack it was,” Gerard Filitti, The Lawfare Project Senior Counsel, said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

“We have every confidence that the second attacker will be apprehended shortly. As the judge made clear at yesterday’s hearing, the evidence shows a plan to attack Max and Michael, and its methodical implementation. It is highly significant that the defendant, Adam Erkan, was denied bail, clearly signaling that he remains a danger to the Jewish community, and setting an important precedent in the prosecution of hate crimes.”

Fox News’ Max Bacall and Mike Tobin contributed to this report. 

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