{"id":1220443,"date":"2022-01-17T16:23:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T21:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1220443"},"modified":"2022-01-17T16:23:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T21:23:24","slug":"terrified-rabbi-hurled-chair-at-synagogue-hostage-terrorist-before-fleeing-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrified-rabbi-hurled-chair-at-synagogue-hostage-terrorist-before-fleeing-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Terrified&#039; Rabbi Hurled Chair at Synagogue Hostage Terrorist Before Fleeing Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fterrified-rabbi-hurled-chair-at-synagogue-hostage-terrorist-before-fleeing-scene%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1220443&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">A rabbi who was among four people held at gunpoint at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, said he and the remaining hostages managed to escape the synagogue after he threw a chair at the hostage-taker.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hostage-situation-colleyville-texas-synagogue-rabbi-charlie-cytron-walker-threw-chair-at-suspect\/\">told<\/a> CBS that he and the others grew \u201cterrified\u201d during the last hour of the standoff when the attacker, identified as British citizen Malik Faisal Akram, \u201cwasn\u2019t getting what he wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t look good. It didn\u2019t sound good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I saw an opportunity when he wasn\u2019t in a good position, I made sure that the two gentlemen who were still with me, that they were ready to go, the exit wasn\u2019t too far away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told them to go, I threw a chair at the gunman, and I headed for the door. And all three of us were able to get out without even a shot being fired,\u201d Cytron-Walker said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>A firefight ensued between Akram and the FBI\u2019s Hostage Rescue Team. Akram did not emerge alive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19521546\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/rabbie-texas-synagogue.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19521546 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/rabbie-texas-synagogue.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"884\" height=\"664\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker: \u201cI told them [the other hostages] to go, I threw a chair at the gunman, and I headed for the door.\u201d (Pic via Twitter)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The CBI synagogue broadcasts Saturday morning prayers on its Facebook page so the&nbsp;first hours of the 10-hour ordeal were aired live. On the broadcast,&nbsp;Cytron-Walker comes across as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/calm-collected-synagogue-rabbi-wowed-fbi-through-10-hour-texas-hostage-crisis\/\">in control and composed<\/a>. He told CBS that his rabbinic training had taught him to maintain&nbsp;\u201ca calm, un-anxious presence\u201d in difficult moments.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, according to Cytron-Walker, \u201cIt was terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was overwhelming and we\u2019re still processing. It\u2019s been a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Akram knocked on the synagogue doors and was invited in by Cytron-Walker who then offered him tea.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen I took him in, I stayed with him. Making tea was an opportunity for me to talk with him,\u201d he recalled. \u201cIn that moment, I didn\u2019t hear anything suspicious. Some of his story didn\u2019t quite add up, so I was a little bit curious, but that\u2019s not necessarily an uncommon thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later, when the prayers commenced,&nbsp;Cytron-Walker understood why Akram was there.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was during prayer\u2026 and my back was turned \u2014 we face toward Jerusalem when we pray\u2026 I heard a click. And it could have been anything. And it turned out that it was a gun,\u201d Cytron-Walker said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he planned to return to his synagogue, Cytron-Walker answered, \u201cIt\u2019s something that we are definitely going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A video shot by a Dallas ABC news crew shows the final moments of the near 12-hour standoff at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue late Saturday night. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IXCiHbVuvf\">https:\/\/t.co\/IXCiHbVuvf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1482733164187602950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately we\u2019ve experienced great difficulty and challenges as a people. And at the same time, we\u2019ve experienced great resilience. It won\u2019t necessarily be an easy thing, but it\u2019s a really important thing,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>In return for the release of the hostages, Akram demanded the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani national who is&nbsp;serving an 86-year sentence for the attempted killing of&nbsp;U.S. military personnel after being arrested for her involvement in 9\/11.&nbsp;Siddiqui is a&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-692661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">raving antisemite<\/a>&nbsp;who has&nbsp;blamed the Jews for 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>Two teenagers in the UK have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2022\/01\/17\/uk-authorities-arrest-two-teens-linked-to-texas-synagogue-hostage-standoff\/\">arrested in connection<\/a> with the hostage incident.<\/p>\n<p>UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss described the siege as an \u201cact of terrorism and antisemitism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand with US in defending the rights and freedoms of our citizens against those who spread hate,\u201d Truss said.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/middle-east\/2022\/01\/17\/fbi-claim-texas-hostage-situation-not-specifically-targeting-jews-slammed-as-absurd\/#disqus_thread\">came under fire<\/a> for claiming that Akram was&nbsp;was \u201cnot specifically\u201d targeting the Jewish community, and that the synagogue had been picked at random.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do believe from our engagement with this subject that he was singularly focused on one issue, and it was not specifically related to the Jewish community,\u201d Special Agent Matthew Desarno told reporters soon after the hostages fled the scene.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19516034\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/Malik-Faisal-Akram.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19516034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Malik-Faisal-Akram-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"The gunman who held worshipers hostage at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, was &quot;not specifically&quot; targeting the Jewish community, the&nbsp;Special Agent in charge of FBI Dallas claimed shortly after the attack, prompting incredulity from critics in light of &quot;Lady Al-Qaeda&#039;s&quot; vociferous antisemitic rhetoric.\" width=\"990\" height=\"743\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Malik Faisal Akram who held worshipers hostage at Congregation Beth Israel was \u201cnot specifically\u201d targeting the Jewish community, the&nbsp;Special Agent in charge of FBI Dallas claimed shortly after the attack, prompting incredulity from critics in light of \u201cLady Al-Qaeda\u2019s\u201d vociferous antisemitic rhetoric. (Screenshot)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cBut we are continuing to work to find [the] motive,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the movement for Reform Judaism, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, also slammed the FBI\u2019s characterization of the event as random, saying Desarno\u2019s comments \u201cconveys a completely wrong sense of what yesterday was all about.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19512330\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that the underlying whole premise of yesterday was antisemitism,\u201d Jacobs&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/yasmin-vossoughian-reports\/watch\/-it-s-part-of-a-larger-pattern-texas-synagogue-hostage-standoff-and-rising-anti-semitism-in-the-u-s-131007045587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">told<\/a>&nbsp;MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hostage-taker didn\u2019t go to McDonald\u2019s, didn\u2019t go to some random place, and that is part of the story of antisemitism, to single Jews out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know one Jewish person who\u2019s in the dark about [the] antisemitic attack,\u201d Jacobs continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously it\u2019s important to know what we\u2019re discovering about the hostage-taker, but the truth is, on a Sabbath morning, a community gathered in prayer\u2026 somebody come in bent on harm. That is hardly something we would call just an incidental detail. That is a focal point.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rabbi who was among four people held at gunpoint at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, said he and the remaining hostages managed to escape the synagogue after &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1220443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1220443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1220443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1220443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1220443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}