{"id":2224407,"date":"2024-04-18T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-particularly-concerned-jewish-communities-could-be-targeted-ahead-of-passover\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T15:47:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T19:47:56","slug":"fbi-particularly-concerned-jewish-communities-could-be-targeted-ahead-of-passover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-particularly-concerned-jewish-communities-could-be-targeted-ahead-of-passover\/","title":{"rendered":"The FBI is expressing heightened concern about potential targeting of Jewish communities ahead of Passover"},"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\">30<\/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-particularly-concerned-jewish-communities-could-be-targeted-ahead-of-passover%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=2224407&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>The FBI is\u2062 deeply concerned about potential threats to the \u2063Jewish community ahead of Passover. FBI Director Christopher Wray highlighted the risks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-press-for-classified-briefing-on-irans-assassination-plots\/\" title=\"Lawmakers demand classified briefing on Iran's assassination schemes.\">security \u200cofficials<\/a> \u200cat\u200d a Secure Community Network event. Wray warned of \u2063the possibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-homeland-security-committee-evaluates-u-s-security-since-9-11\/\" title=\"Senate Homeland Security Committee evaluates U.S. security since 9\/11\">lone actors<\/a> targeting large gatherings or religious sites, especially as the festivities\u200d begin.\u2064 This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/embattled-upenn-president-liz-magill-faces-growing-calls-for-resignation\/\" title=\"Calls for UPenn President Liz Magill's resignation intensify amid mounting challenges\">concern arises amidst<\/a> a \u200cnotable increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orthodox-jews-trending-even-more-toward-republican-party-while-vast-majority-of-american-jews-lean-left-despite-democrat-position-on-anti-semitism-and-israel-poll-shows\/\" title=\"Orthodox Jews Trending Even More Toward Republican Party While Vast Majority Of American Jews Lean Left, Despite Democrat Position On Anti-Semitism And Israel, Poll Shows\">antisemitic incidents<\/a> in\u200d the US,\u2062 as reported by the Anti-Defamation League.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FBI<\/a> is \u201cparticularly concerned\u201d about violent <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>threats<\/a> to the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jewish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jewish<\/a> community as Passover approaches. The weeklong celebration begins on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed his concern to a group of nationwide security officials at an event hosted by the Secure Community Network on Wednesday. SCN is a Jewish nonprofit safety and training organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe at the bureau remain particularly concerned that lone actors could target large gatherings, high-profile events, or symbolic or religious locations for violence \u2014 particularly a concern, of course, as we look to the start of Passover on Monday evening,\u201d Wray warned.<\/p>\n<p>Wray\u2019s comments come during an all-time high spike in antisemitic incidents in the United States. The Anti-Defamation League released an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/report\/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>audit<\/a> on Tuesday revealing an uptick in incidents since Hamas launched its surprise attack against Israel on Oct. 7. There were more antisemitic incidents reported in 2023 than any year since the ADL began tracking them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike many in the Jewish community, the FBI is well aware of increasing antisemitism in the United States. Look no further than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023-highlights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a> we released this week. Additionally, the ongoing attacks in and against Israel\u00a0only further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-doubles-down-on-statement-blaming-texas-for-drowned-migrants\/\" title=\"White House stands firm, blames Texas for drowned migrants\">heightens concerns<\/a>,\u201d an ADL spokesperson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cAlthough there are no specific threats mentioned at present, the community must remain vigilant, as emphasized in the FBI statement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>College campus communities, in particular, have become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/2935986\/government-can-step-in-as-campus-antisemitism-reaches-defcon-1-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hotbed<\/a> for violent and nonviolent antisemitic incidents, especially in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween Oct. 7 and Jan. 30 of this year, we opened over three times more anti-Jewish hate crime investigations than in the four months before Oct. 7,\u201d Wray said. He warned of \u201cvery real threats to your institutions, to your houses of worship, to your schools and university organizations, and to the individuals in your communities simply for being who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI director additionally raised concerns about state-sponsored threats to the Jewish community, noting that foreign terrorist groups have called \u201cto target Jewish communities both in the United States and Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the last few days, in particular, the threat posed by Iran itself is very real,\u201d Wray said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tensions between Israel and Iran have escalated over the last week after Iran launched an aerial assault on Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi in Damascus, Syria.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the FBI for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Passover approaching, FBI Director Christopher Wray voiced heightened concern over violent threats targeting the Jewish community. The FBI is particularly vigilant as the weeklong celebration commences on Monday. Wray shared his apprehensions with security officials during an event held by the Secure Community Network, a Jewish nonprofit dedicated to safety and training<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2670,"featured_media":2224408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24071763881061-1-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2224407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24071763881061-1-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224407","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\/2670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2224407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2224408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2224407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2224407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2224407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}