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Law enforcement vehicles are seen parked outside Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 13, 2026, a day after a ramming and shooting attack on the Jewish house of worship; inset, suspect Ayman Ghazali. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP; X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
March 14, 2026, 5:50 am
FBI: Attacker shot himself after getting stuck in car he rammed into Michigan synagogue
Bureau says Ayman Ghazali fired at armed guard prior to killing himself, had waited two hours outside Temple Israel before smashing vehicle carrying fireworks and gas into building
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Police tape hangs outside the Temple Israel synagogue March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. (AP/Paul Sancya)
March 13, 2026, 3:41 pm
Michigan synagogue attacker’s brothers said to be Hezbollah members killed in IDF strike
Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, was US-Lebanese national; source tells NBC he was questioned on potential terror ties upon his return from overseas trips; CBS says brothers were in rocket unit
By ToI Staff, Leon Kraiem and Agencies
An FBI agent enters a home in a neighborhood of Dearborn, Michigan, on October 31, 2025. (Mike Householder/AP)
November 3, 2025, 7:15 pm
Two men charged in Detroit-area terrorism plot after Halloween arrests
Court filing says suspects Momed Ali and Majed Mahmoud were inspired by Islamic State ideology, had scouted out LGBTQ+ bars
By Ed White
Members of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force stand in the front yard as they search a home in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 31, 2025. (JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP)
November 1, 2025, 12:16 am
FBI says it thwarted ‘potential terrorist attack’ in Dearborn, Michigan
Agency doesn’t reveal details of plot, but CBS reports 5 people were arrested Friday, says planned attack was inspired by Islamic State
By AFP
Hassan Chokr handles a Mac-10 machine gun (L), and points a 12-gauge shotgun (R), in surveillance images filed in court. (US Department of Justice)
May 29, 2025, 1:52 pm
Michigan man who harassed parents, kids near synagogue pleads guilty to gun crime
Hassan Chokr, 37, of Dearborn allegedly hurled antisemitic abuse, including ‘You are all going to die!’ and ‘F— you, Israel,’ as preschoolers walked to suburban Temple Beth El
By Grace Gilson
An illuminated Ford company sign shines on the sidelines of a works meeting at the company's Germany site in Cologne, December 10, 2024. (Christoph Reichwein/picture alliance via Getty Images)
December 31, 2024, 7:20 pm
Ford apologizes for X post declaring ‘Israel is a terrorist state’
Dearborn-based carmaker says account was ‘briefly compromised,’ investigation underway into pro-Palestinian statements against Israel
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Paul Manni, from left, Sam Alasri, Wasel Yousaf, Waseem Makani and Abrahim Tamimi, cheer as Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump's speech is broadcast during an Arab Americans for Trump watch party at the Lava Java Cafe, a hookah lounge, in the early hours of November 6, 2024, in Dearborn, Michigan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
November 11, 2024, 11:59 pm
How Trump broke the GOP’s losing streak in America’s largest majority-Arab city
The president-elect won Dearborn, Michigan for his party for the first time since 2000, after some of the city’s Arab and Muslim residents rejected Harris over Israel’s war in Gaza
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and Mike Householder
Paul Manni, from left, Sam Alasri, Wasel Yousaf, Waseem Makani and Abrahim Tamimi, cheer as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump's speech is broadcast during an Arab Americans for Trump watch party at the Lava Java Cafe, a hookah lounge, in the early hours of Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
November 6, 2024, 2:09 pm
In scene unimaginable 4 years ago, Michigan Arabs bask in Trump win they helped clinch
Buying notion he can succeed in ending Gaza war where Biden and Harris failed, minority community ostracized by GOP nominee in previous elections helps him flip key swing state
By Jacob Magid
Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump talks with owner Albert Abbas as he visits The Great Commoner restaurant, November 1, 2024, in Dearborn, Michigan. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
November 2, 2024, 3:35 am
Trump appears in Michigan with Arab supporter who claims ‘Palestine is being erased’
‘No amount of money or power should be prioritized over human life,’ Dearborn restaurant owner tells GOP candidate, who calls for end to Israel-Hezbollah fighting in Lebanon
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Republican US presidential nominee former president Donald Trump, center, stands alongside local Muslim leaders during a campaign rally at the Suburban Collection Showplace, October 26, 2024, in Novi, Michigan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
November 1, 2024, 1:44 pm
Trump to visit Arab-majority city in Michigan, riding anger over Middle East war
Former president presses last-minute push in swing state, winning endorsements from some Muslim community leaders, as VP Harris linked to Biden administration’s support for Israel
By AP and ToI Staff
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with members of the press on board Air Force Two at Philadelphia International Airport, October 21, 2024, in Philadelphia, before departing to Michigan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
October 29, 2024, 7:40 pm
Disillusioned with Harris’s Israel support, some Arab Americans consider backing Trump
Community members in Michigan say they can’t forgive support for Israel in Gaza war, but don’t want a Republican victory given former US president’s anti-Muslim views
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris arrives to speak on the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, August 22, 2024. (Robyn Beck / AFP)
August 25, 2024, 7:04 pm
Harris faces uphill battle to win back Muslim votes in swing state of Michigan
Community leaders, angered by Biden’s support for Israel, ‘are in listening mode’ with new nominee, even as Muslim Women for Harris disbands after pro-Palestinians snubbed at DNC
By AFP and ToI Staff
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, August 7, 2024. (Jeff Kowalsky / AFP)
August 17, 2024, 9:49 pm
‘She doesn’t need us’: Harris struggles to regain Arab American support as DNC nears
VP, who met mayor of heavily Arab Dearborn last week, has rejected calls for arms embargo on Israel, has not followed up on request that she meet organizers of ‘uncommitted’ vote
By AP
Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Romulus, in the Detroit, Michigan, metropolitan area, August 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
August 8, 2024, 9:41 am
Harris tells anti-Israel hecklers to be quiet unless they ‘want Donald Trump to win’
Before Detroit rally, Democratic candidate meets ‘uncommitted’ vote organizers who claim she indicated openness to discussing Israel arms embargo; VP’s aide: she opposes idea
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks following a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
July 29, 2024, 5:31 pm
Harris tries to restore Arab American faith in Democratic leadership
Arab American leaders watch the US vice president for signs she will be more forceful than Biden about Gaza war
By AP and ToI Staff
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