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The unspoken truths behind the Texas synagogue attack

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The attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, where the rabbi and three other Jews were taken hostage until they managed to escape unharmed, was shocking enough. What has subsequently emerged, however, is even...
Police at the Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas during the taking of hostages, Jan. 15, 2022. Credit: News 360 TV via Wikimedia Commons.

Texas terrorist in final phone call: ‘F***ing Jews … I’ve come to die’

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The British terrorist who held four Jews hostage at gunpoint on Saturday at a Texas synagogue told his brother that he had been planning the event for two years and that he came to America to “go down...

Together against hate

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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...
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, Jan. 17, 2022. Source: Screenshot.

‘It didn’t look good’: Texas rabbi describes escape from gunman in synagogue hostage situation

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When Malik Faisal Akram knocked on the glass doors at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on Saturday morning, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker thought he looked like he could use a little shelter and let...
Four congregants at Congregation Beth Israel, a Reform synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, were released on Saturday night after being held hostage for nearly 11 hours, Jan. 15, 2022. Source: Screenshot.

UK police arrest two in connection with Texas hostage crisis

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British counter-terror officers have arrested two people in connection with the Texas hostage crisis on Saturday, according to a statement by the Greater Manchester Police. The arrests came shortly after the attacker, who was fatally shot by...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Dec. 19, 2021. Photo by Emil Salman/POOL.

Bennett speaks with Texas governor, rabbi in aftermath of hostage crisis

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Texas Gov. Greg Abbot on Sunday to express his gratitude following the safe conclusion of the synagogue hostage crisis in Colleyville. Bennett thanked Abbot for the “determined and professional action...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Credit: Carrington Tatum/Shutterstock.

Texas governor names five appointees to new Holocaust, genocide and anti-Semitism commission

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed five people to the state’s new Holocaust, Genocide and Anti-Semitism Advisory Commission. The commission, which was created in September, “shall conduct a study on anti-Semitism in the state, provide...
Journal entry found in the car of Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 18, who is facing federal charges for setting a fire outside a synagogue in Austin, Texas. Source: Screenshot.

Teen accused of setting fire outside Austin synagogue faces federal arson charges

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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...
Photo of the man suspected of setting a fire at Congregation Beth Israel in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 31, 2021. Credit: Austin Fire Department.

Teen arrested in connection to arson at Austin synagogue

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An 18-year-old was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly setting a fire in front of a synagogue in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 31 amid a rising number of anti-Semitic incidents in the city over the last few...
Holocaust Remembrance Day tribute. Credit: Israel Defense Forces/Facebook.

Some ideas must be debated, but not historical facts

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Some Jewish liberals say that they saw this coming. There were those who believed that the movement to stop the teaching of critical race theory in the schools was bound to negatively impact teaching about the...