{
  "id": 230041,
  "title": "Jewish teen attacked with phone and metal chair at North Miami Beach Starbucks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/jewish-teen-attacked-with-phone-and-metal-chair-at-north-miami-beach",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T18:16:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-904808"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On a Sunday afternoon, an 18-year-old Jewish teenager was subjected to a violent antisemitic attack at a Starbucks located within a Target store in North Miami Beach. The victim, who was quietly sitting in the Starbucks seating area while his family shopped, suddenly found himself targeted by a woman named Chyvonne Juanita Palmer, 43. According to the teenager's own account provided to Local 10 News, the encounter was entirely unprovoked.\n\nPalmer, who was reportedly 43 years old, approached the teenager without any prior contact or warning. She began screaming at him, before delivering two strikes to the teenager's head and shoulder with a black cell phone. After briefly returning to her original seat, Palmer then retrieved a metal chair and, while shouting \"I hate them,\" launched a series of assaults on the teenager.\n\nTwo bystanders quickly recognized the severity of the situation and intervened to stop the chair attack. They successfully managed to usher the teenager away from the scene, where he sought refuge in the store's restroom. Palmetto Police Department subsequently took Palmer into custody at the scene, where she has been formally charged with a litany of offenses. These charges include aggravated battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and disorderly conduct.",
  "summary": "The suspect has been charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with prejudice, and disorderly conduct.",
  "key_points": [
    "18-year-old Jewish teen attacked in North Miami Beach Starbucks",
    "Woman, 43, Chyvonne Juanita Palmer, unprovokedly assaulted with phone and chair",
    "Palmer charged with aggravated battery, assault with deadly weapon, disorderly conduct"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This violent outburst against a quiet bystander at a public venue suggests that some individuals may view public spaces as arenas for unprovoked expressions of hatred and aggression.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/230041.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}