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An unsealed criminal complaint in the Western District of Pennsylvania charges Mohamad Hamad and Talya Lubit each with one count of defacing and damaging religious real property and one count of conspiracy.
Hamad is a dual American and Lebanese citizen and resides in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.
Hamad was a member of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, assigned to the 171st Maintenance Squadron stationed in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh International Airport, until September 13, 2024, when he was discharged from the facility,” according to court documents. say. He also drove a BMW with Ohio license plates.
Lubit is an American citizen who resides in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
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Mohamad Hamad posted what appears to be a selfie on Signal after allegedly stealing a US-Israeli flag. (FBI)
On July 29, the Chabad of Squirrel Hill, a synagogue and center for Jewish educational programs, reported to the Pittsburgh Police Bureau that the message “Jews for Palestine” with an inverted triangle – a pro-Hamas symbol initially used to mark an Israeli target during the fighting in Gaza – had been sprayed with red paint on the exterior of the building. The same day, the Jewish Federation, a nonprofit organization, also reported to police that an exterior sign at the entrance to its property had been spray-painted red to add the words “Funds Jewish Genocide , hate Zionists” and a red heart.
A joint investigation by the FBI and Pittsburgh police found that Hamad purchased red spray paint at Walmart a day before vandalism was reported at the two Jewish buildings. His vehicle was also spotted on surveillance video near the crime scenes. Lubit is accused of being Hamad's accomplice in the vandalism.
A recent graduate of Dickinson College in central Pennsylvania, Lubit is a Jewish activist against Israel.
According to the New York Post, Lubit had asked a county council to pass a controversial ceasefire resolution and suggested that Israel was responsible for the October 7, 2023 attacks carried out by Hamas terrorists. Lubit also signed a letter defending Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., a member of “Squad,” who blamed Israel for the Oct. 7 attacks.
Mohamad Hamad allegedly purchased explosive materials online. (FBI)
Hamad made a $10 contribution to “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., in November 2023, according to the Post. Shortly after October 7, 2023, Omar demanded a ceasefire from Israel.
Hamad also donated $5 to “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, in April. That was after Congress blamed Tlaib for justifying the Oct. 7 attacks as “resistance” against what she called an “apartheid government.”
Court documents list messages Hamad sent on the encrypted messaging app Signal with Lubit and others.
In one exchange, Hamad shared what appears to be a photo of himself, face covered, holding a mix of American and Israeli flags, possibly bearing the slogan “We stand with Israel.”
An associate of Mohamad Hamad sent clips of a fireball to Signal. (FBI)
The person suspected of being Hamad has his right index finger pointing upwards – a symbol “frequently used to signify Tawheed, a central tenet of Islam affirming the 'oneness' of Allah”, which “has also been presented in the propaganda adopted by a certain number of men. foreign terrorist organizations,” according to court documents.
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Investigators note that he appears to be wearing a sweatshirt later seized from Hamad's bedroom during the execution of a search warrant. The sweatshirt bore the inverted triangle symbol, the words “RESPECT EXISTENCE OR EXPECT RESISTANCE” and an image of a masked individual carrying a gun on his back.
Hamad also reportedly described himself as a “member of Hamas.”
Vandalism on the Chabad side of Pittsburgh. (FBI)
In a July 12 exchange, Hamad said he “pulled that shit,” referring to the US-Israeli flag, adding: “Imagine the terror they would have seen if they had cameras. Hamas agents tearing down their flags in a white suburb,” according to court documents.
The documents indicate Hamad made online purchases of explosive materials in June.
Hamad's sweatshirt in his bedroom during the execution of a search warrant. (FBI)
He and an anonymous associate then exchanged messages planning to practice lighting “a large shell” around July 6, 2024, “as practice for a future explosion,” according to court documents. The associate then allegedly sent videos of “what appears to be the detonation of an explosive device and corresponding fireball,” according to investigators, and Hamad responded by writing, “Hell yeah.”
Court documents also detail messages Lubit allegedly shared in a group chat that included Hamad.
One message read: “I literally feel myself starting to view Jews as my enemies. »
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Documents also indicate that Lubit shared an image of the Nazi swastika in the middle of an Israeli flag, writing “Facts.”