Tag: FBI
37 members of Congress send letter urging investigation into Boston BDS map
A bipartisan group from the U.S. House of Representatives is calling for the federal government to investigate the use of the Boston “BDS Map” by violent extremists and terrorists, and boost security for the...
Together against hate
We all anxiously followed the unfolding on Saturday of the tragic hostage event at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. Unfortunately, this was not the first incident to occur during a Shabbat prayer...
Teen accused of setting fire outside Austin synagogue faces federal arson charges
The 18-year-old accused of setting the exterior of a synagogue on fire in Austin, Texas, last month is now facing federal arson charges.
In an affidavit, FBI Special Agent Thomas P. Joy laid out the case against Franklin...
The Jewish stake in resisting the war on school-board critics
In our bifurcated political culture, most Americans not only have forgotten how to listen to those who disagree with them but have also stopped being willing to credit opponents with good motives. That’s part...
FBI helps NYPD address increase in anti-Semitic attacks in New York City
The FBI is assisting the New York Police Department in combating the rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes against Jews following the recent Israel-Palestinian conflict, reported The Wall Street Journal.
The FBI said it held discussions and...
Blinken urges Iran to release answers on death of former FBI agent Robert Levinson
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with the family of former Jewish FBI agent Robert “Bob” Levinson, who U.S. officials believe was abducted by the Iranian government more than a decade ago.
“I was...
Avowed white supremacist gets 19 years in prison for synagogue bomb plot
A federal court in Denver sentenced Richard Holzer on Friday to 19-and-a-half years in prison for plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue in 2019.
Holzer, 28, an avowed white supremacist, pleaded guilty last year to hate...
FBI, ADL offer rewards for leads to vandalized Jewish institutions in Alabama
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man captured on surveillance video last year vandalizing a synagogue and Chabad House in Huntsville, Ala.
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Anti-Jewish hate crimes increased by 14 percent in 2019, according to FBI report
Jews were the most targeted demographic for hate crimes among religious groups in 2019, according to an FBI report released on Monday.
Out of the 1,650 religious-motivated hate crimes reported to the FBI, 60.3 percent, or almost...
Report: Israeli agents assassinated Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 in Iran
Israeli operatives shot Al-Qaeda’s second in command on the streets of Tehran on behalf of the United States, intelligence officials told The New York Times in a report published on Friday.
Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, who went by...