Indiana woman crashes car into what she thought was Jewish school 'on purpose,' police say

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Indiana woman crashes car into what she thought was Jewish school 'on purpose,' police say
abc7chicago.com

Building belonged to Israelite School of Universal and Practical Knowledge, classified as anti-Israel extremist group by ADL

A woman intentionally crashed her car into what she thought was a Jewish school because she was angry about the Israel-Hamas war, Indianapolis police said.

Indianapolis police said the responded to the crash on Friday at about 11:30 p.m. When they arrived, Ruba Almaghtheh, 34, told officers she had been watching the news and "couldn't breathe anymore," and referenced the Palestinian people.

Police said she had passed the Israelite School of Universal and Practical Knowledge several times, calling it the "Israel school," and told officers, "Yes, I did it on purpose."

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Wow, do much foolishness in one place here:

  • Committing an act of terrorism...
  • ...against people unrelated to the ones you have a grievance with
  • ...who actually support your position
  • ...by crashing your car into a building
  • ....and then admitting it was on purpose

The school gets an honorable mention, too, for giving itself such a misleading name that also makes it a target for hate crimes.

I very much doubt the woman is that much of an idiot, but she clearly got swept away by her emotions to a dangerous degree.

So she ended up being the most correct? Great for her!