Anti-Semitism is reaching “historic levels” in the United States following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, FBI Director Christopher Wray told senators on Tuesday.
“This is a threat that is reaching, in some ways, historic levels, in part because, as you know very well, the Jewish community is targeted by terrorists across the spectrum,” Wray told the Senate. Affairs Committee.
The FBI director noted that the bureau’s statistics show that American Jews are disproportionately victims of hate crimes, including most religiously based attacks.
“In fact, our statistics would indicate that for a group that represents only about 2.4% of the American public, they account for something like 60% of all religion-based hate crimes,” Wray said.
The FBI director added that the bureau is “doing everything we can to be proactive” in the fight against anti-Semitism, through the use of its Joint Terrorism Task Forces, hate crime investigations and intelligence sharing.
“This is a threat that is reaching, in some ways, historic levels, in part because, as you know very well, the Jewish community is targeted by terrorists across the spectrum,” Wray said Tuesday of anti-Semitism in the United States. .REUTERS
“This is not a time for panic, but it is a time for vigilance,” Wray said. “We should not stop going about our daily lives (going to schools, places of worship, etc.), but we should be vigilant.”
“You often hear the expression if you see something, say something; that has never been more true than now,” he added.
“And that’s probably part of the reason why the American people are reporting more tips and leads to us, and we’re pursuing those threats and leads as vigorously and responsibly as we can.”
The 2nd Avenue Deli was vandalized with a swastika after the iconic New York City restaurant shared pro-Israel posts on social media following the vicious Hamas attack on October 7. Matthew McDermott Cornell University was placed on high alert after threats were made to rape and kill Jewish students. posted online.X / @samaberman Another anti-Israel message scrawled on a Cornell campus sidewalk.X / @samaberman
The Biden administration on Monday unveiled a series of actions aimed at combating growing anti-Semitism at colleges and universities following a series of anti-Israel demonstrations.
Under the plan, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security are partnering with university and local police to track hate-related rhetoric online and provide federal resources to schools, and the Department of Education will host webinars on how to file reports .
The measures come after Cornell University was placed on high alert after threats to rape and kill Jewish students were posted in a public online forum. The threats were discovered days after graffiti reading “F—k Israel” appeared on campus sidewalks.
Authorities have identified a person of interest and he is being questioned, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday.
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