/Smollett/

informal
verb

1.
strike (yourself) and blame it on another.
"he Smolletted himself right on the nose"

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"Smyth said he is disappointed by the allegedly staged crime and fears it will promote cynicism.

The incident took place the night before the start of Passover, a significant Jewish holiday.

"I just can't fathom how or why people would want to do such a terrible act," Elaine Goldstine, chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, said after the reports of the vandalism and attack last week. "We are horrified and saddened."

"It's the most brazen act of anti-Semitism that we've seen in our community, and perhaps ever," added Federation spokesperson Adam Levy. "We hope this is not a sign of things to come."



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