An Orland Park woman is charged with a hate crime after allegedly throwing a drink at a Near North Side bartender who was wearing a Star of David necklace.
Abdulrasoul saw the bartender was wearing a necklace with the Star of David a six-pointed star generally recognized as a symbol of Jewish identity and Judaism and allegedly told the bartender to “take the necklace off." Abdulrasoul then made several antisemitic statements and commented that the bartender’s “people” were killing her “people."