{"id":2124560,"date":"2023-12-13T21:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T02:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-issues-warning-to-americans-regarding-lone-actor-violence-during-holiday-season\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T21:33:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T02:33:06","slug":"fbi-issues-warning-to-americans-regarding-lone-actor-violence-during-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-issues-warning-to-americans-regarding-lone-actor-violence-during-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI warns Americans about &#8216;Lone Actor Violence&#8217; during holidays"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ffbi-issues-warning-to-americans-regarding-lone-actor-violence-during-holiday-season%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=2124560&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><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>6:26\u2062 PM \u2013 Wednesday, December 13,\u200c 2023<\/p>\n<p>In light of the\u200b ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and rising tensions, \u200dthe FBI alerted Americans on \u2063Tuesday about\u2064 the possibility of violence committed over the holidays by lone actors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fascist-mi-ag-dana-nessel-threatens-lawyer-who-released-results-of-forensic-exam-of-16-dominion-voting-machines-in-antrim-co\/\" title=\"\u201cFascist\u201d MI AG Dana Nessel Threatens Lawyer Who Released Results Of Forensic Exam of 16 Dominion Voting Machines In Antrim Co.\">public service announcement<\/a> was released\u200b by the FBI, DHS, and National Counterterrorism \u200dCenter, expressing that the conflict could likely\u2063 increase \u201cthe threat of lone actor violence targeting large public gatherings throughout \u200dthe\u200b winter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI warned that large\u200d crowds\u200b over\u200b the holidays \u2064could serve as a \u201cconvenient target\u201d for individuals who\u200b are motivated to carry out acts of \u200cviolence against populations who \u2064identify as Jewish, Christian, or Muslim. Arabs were also included in the statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cCalls \u200cfor violence may increase in the days leading\u2062 up to the holidays and \u2064before other notable events this winter,\u201d \u200cthe announcement states. \u201cFactors that could further\u200b exacerbate the threat\u2062 of violence include escalations in the conflict between Israel \u200band HAMAS and notable instances of violence in the Homeland inspiring copycat or \u2063retaliatory attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe therefore urge everyone to remain vigilant and to report any threats \u2064of violence or suspicious activity \u2063to law enforcement,\u201d the announcement continues.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The agency explained that after Hamas\u2019s unexpected attack\u200c on Israel on October \u20637<sup>th<\/sup>, which\u2064 claimed the lives of over \u20641,200 people, there \u200dhas been an increase in \u2062\u201cpotential \u200bhate crimes or other criminal violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The notice also said that shootings and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-from-peru-charged-over-150-fake-bomb-calls-to-us-schools-institutions\/\" title=\"Peruvian man faces charges for 150+ fake bomb calls to US schools, institutions.\">false bomb\u200b threats<\/a>\u200c against synagogues \u2063nationwide had increased.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u200c FBI Director Christopher \u200bWray maintained that there was no \u201cspecific plotting activity\u201d behind the release. \u2063The warning\u2062 went into detail on how multiple targets could \u201clikely remain attractive\u200d to\u2063 lone actors\u201d due to the many ideologies involved.<\/p>\n<p>Since the start \u2064of the conflict,\u200d the FBI has investigated 60\u2063 percent more\u2062 hate crimes nationwide, many of\u200c which \u2064target the Jewish community, according\u2062 to remarks made by Wray\u200d last week. <\/p>\n<p>He said that there have been more demands for violence against the United States and \u200cthat the FBI is trying to stop possible assaults motivated by Hamas apologists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cGiven the steady drumbeat of calls for attacks by foreign terrorist organizations since \u200dOct. 7, we\u2019re working around the clock to identify and \u200ddisrupt potential attacks by those inspired \u2063by Hamas\u2019s \u200chorrific terrorist attacks in Israel,\u201d Wray said in an appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u200c breaking news blasts directly to your\u200b inbox for\u2062 free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this\u200d post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hunter Biden shrugs\u200b off a congressional subpoena, the House approves a Biden impeachment inquiry and Pfizer needs\u2064 a new pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Lawfare Project has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Carnegie Mellon \u2064University on behalf of\u2062 a Jewish student for alleged discrimination.  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>GOP \u200dlawmakers speak \u2064on \u2063Hunter Biden\u2019s \u2064failure to appear \u200cbefore the Oversight Committee \u200bsaying that \u2064the President\u2019s son is now in Contempt Of \u200dCongress.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The U.S. Supreme\u200d Court \u200borders President Trump\u2019s legal team to respond to \u2063Special Counsel Jack Smith\u2019s petition regarding presidential immunity by \u200cDecember 20th.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla is recalling just over two million vehicles in the United\u2062 States fitted with its \u200bAutopilot advanced driver-assistance system to install new safeguards.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix is set to pull ahead of Disney+ in the race for U.S. advertising dollars\u2062 next year\u200c as price hikes \u200band \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-president-gay-to-stay-amid-calls-to-resign-over-her-anti-semitism-testimony\/\" title=\"Harvard President to Remain Despite Resignation Demands for Anti-Semitism Testimony\">password-sharing crackdown\u200d pull<\/a> more viewers to its \u200dad-supported\u200c plan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Microsoft and the \u2062AFL-CIO union federation said they\u2062 had struck a deal whereby the software giant will remain neutral in efforts by unions to encourage workers to become members.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon.com \u200basked\u200b a federal court to \u2062dismiss a U.S. government antitrust lawsuit which accuses the company of using illegal strategies to boost profits at its online\u2064 retail empire.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200c rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200dis the\u2062 purpose of \u2062the FBI&#8217;s alert regarding\u200d potential holiday violence amid the Israel-Hamas conflict?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: \u200cFBI Alerts Americans to\u200c Potential Holiday Violence Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and escalating tensions, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)\u200b has issued \u2063a warning\u200c to Americans regarding the possibility of violence \u200dcommitted by lone actors during the\u2063 holiday season. With concerns about large\u200b public gatherings, the FBI aims to ensure the \u2062safety and security of the population, particularly individuals who identify as Jewish, Christian, Muslim, or Arab.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI&#8217;s Alert<\/p>\n<p>A public \u2064service announcement jointly\u200b released by \u200bthe FBI, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the National Counterterrorism\u200c Center\u200b emphasized that \u200bthe conflict\u2063 in the Middle East \u200bcould\u200b worsen the &#8220;threat of \u2064lone actor violence targeting large public gatherings throughout the \u2062winter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The agency\u200d cautioned \u2064that \u200bindividuals motivated to carry\u2062 out acts of violence may\u200b view\u2062 crowded\u200d holiday events as convenient targets. They \u200dspecifically highlighted populations \u2062identifying as Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Arab, urging everyone to remain vigilant and \u2062report any threats of \u2064violence or suspicious\u200b activity to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Factors Contributing to the Warning<\/p>\n<p>According to the FBI, the sudden attack launched by Hamas \u200dagainst Israel on October 7th, resulting in the loss of over 1,200 lives, led to\u2063 an increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rutgers-chancellor-apologizes-for-israel-letter-not-supporting-palestinian-community\/\" title=\"Rutgers' Chancellor Apologizes for Israel Letter, Not Supporting Palestinian Community\">potential hate crimes<\/a> and criminal violations. Incidents such as shootings and false bomb threats targeting synagogues across the country\u200b have also\u2062 seen a rise in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray clarified that \u200bthe alert\u200b did not stem from \u2063specific\u2062 plotting activity. Instead, it explained how the \u2063involvement of multiple ideologies made various targets attractive\u200c to potential lone actors.<\/p>\n<p>Increased Hate \u2062Crimes and FBI&#8217;s \u200bResponse<\/p>\n<p>Since the conflict began, the\u200c FBI has observed \u200ca 60 percent increase in hate crimes nationwide, with the Jewish community being one of the primary targets. Director Wray announced\u200c the agency&#8217;s \u2064determination\u2063 to \u2063prevent possible assaults inspired by Hamas\u2063 apologists.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting \u200bthe \u200ccontinuous calls for attacks by foreign terrorist organizations since October 7th, Wray assured the Senate Judiciary Committee that\u200b the\u2062 FBI is working tirelessly \u2063to\u200c identify \u200dand disrupt potential attacks influenced by Hamas&#8217;s acts of terrorism in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>As\u2064 tensions surrounding\u2064 the Israel-Hamas conflict continue\u200b to rise, the FBI&#8217;s alert serves as a\u2064 timely reminder for Americans to remain vigilant.\u2063 The agency emphasizes \u2063the importance of reporting any potential \u200cthreats or suspicious activities to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>By maintaining a constant watch and responding\u2064 to the possibility of lone \u2063actor violence, both individuals and authorities can work \u2064together \u200cto\u200d ensure a safe and secure holiday\u2063 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security Agency (NSA) urging Americans to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity. The agencies emphasized the potential threat posed by individuals acting alone and urged citizens to stay informed and take necessary precautions during the holiday season<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":2124561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2124560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124560","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\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2124560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2124561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2124560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2124560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2124560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}