Antisemitism reached “historic levels” in the United States following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, FBI Director Christopher Wray told senators on Tuesday.
“This is a threat that has reached, in some ways, sort of a historic level, in part because, as you well know, the Jewish community is targeted by terrorists really across the spectrum,” Wray told the Senate Homeland Security and Government. Affairs Committee.
The FBI director noted that the bureau’s statistics show that American Jews are disproportionately the victims of hate crimes, including most religiously-based attacks.
“In fact, our statistics will show that for a group that represents only about 2.4% of the American public, they account for about 60% of all religiously based hate crimes,” Wray said.
The FBI director added that the bureau is “doing its best to be proactive” in combating antisemitism, through the use of its Joint Terrorism Task Force, hate crime investigations and intelligence sharing.
“This is a threat that has reached, in some ways, a kind of historic level, in part because, as you well know, the Jewish community is targeted by terrorists really across the spectrum,” Wray said on Tuesday about antisemitism in the US.REUTERS
“This is not a time to panic, but it is a time to be vigilant,” Wray said. “We shouldn’t stop going about our daily lives – going to school, synagogue, and so on – but we should be vigilant.”
“You often hear the expression if you see something, say something – that’s never been more true than now,” he added.
“And that’s probably partly why Americans are reporting more tips and leads to us, and we’re pursuing those threats and leading as strongly and responsibly as we can.”
2nd Avenue Deli was vandalized with a swastika after the iconic NYC eatery shared a pro-Israel post on social media following the violent Hamas attack on October 7. Matthew McDermott Cornell University was placed on alert after threats to rape and kill Jewish students were posted online.X / @samaberman Another anti-Israel message was written on a sidewalk on the Cornell campus.X / @samaberman
The Biden administration launched a series of actions on Monday aimed at combating rising antisemitism at colleges and universities following a series of anti-Israel demonstrations.
Under the plan, the Department of Justice and Homeland Security will work with campus and local police to track hate-related rhetoric online and provide federal resources to schools — and the Department of Education will host a webinar on how to file a report.
The move comes after Cornell University was placed on alert after threats to rape and kill Jewish students were posted on a public online forum. The threat came to light days after “F—k Israel” graffiti appeared on campus sidewalks.
A person of interest has been identified by authorities and is being questioned, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday.
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