The FBI is closely monitoring a rise in threats against Jewish and Muslim Americans following the recent Hamas attack. Bureau officials have reported an increase in reported hate crimes and are reaching out to faith leaders for support. FBI Director Chris Wray has warned of potential Hamas-style terror attacks on US soil, sparking concerns about national security. Critics argue that the FBI should prioritize foreign terrorism rather than focusing on domestic extremism. Antisemitic hate crimes have seen a significant rise, accounting for over half of all reported religion-based hate crimes.
Jews again faced most hate crimes of any religious group in 2022, FBI reports https://t.co/kRb90gf9TS . Click to read ⬇️
2/2 "were reported, up from 817 the year before — even with nearly 25% of agencies participating in the FBI’s data collection program not submitting any hate crimes reports. Anti-Jewish hate crimes again comprised more than half of all religion-based hate crimes nationwide. "
from today's Jewish Insider (@Jkraushaar): "Amid fears of increased antisemitism domestically following the Hamas attack on Israel, the FBI released its hate crimes data for 2022, showing another drastic increase in antisemitic incidents. Last year, 1,122 hate crimes 1/2
FBI crime statistics show anti-LGBTQ hate crimes on the rise https://t.co/vSoNRtxQqe https://t.co/ejpZBC2Mfk
Biden on new FBI hate crime stats: - Antisemitic hate crimes rose 25% from '21 to '22 - Antisemitism accounted for over half of all reported religion-based hate crimes - Mayorkas, Garland instructed to prioritize any threats stemming from Israel-Hamas war https://t.co/IVR85yWM9T
FBI Director Wray warns of Hamas-style terror attacks on US soil. Meanwhile, they've spent the last 3 years focused on American Catholics. https://t.co/wNRLSkTed7
The FBI now says it’s worried Hamas terrorists might attack America. Isn’t that why we gave these police agencies expanded powers post 9/11—to go after foreign terrorists? Instead Wray and his gang have focused on “domestic extremism” in the form of MAGA and Trump supporters! https://t.co/xTTwartk6f
FBI Director Chris Wray warns of spike in reported domestic threats linked to Israel’s war against Hamas. Stating the obvious isn’t he! The question is why are they flooding in to every country unchallenged? #Biden #Sunak #Trudeau #Macron all #WEF members https://t.co/bXyBFGqiM7
The FBI is tracking increased numbers of threats against both Jewish and Muslim Americans in the wake of the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, bureau officials said Sunday. Officials said that they were reaching out to faith leaders. https://t.co/Tmd3eCFOic
WATCH: @FBI Director Christopher Wray @DirectorWray finally said Islamic terrorist attacks on US soil like ones Hamas carried out in in @Israel are likely to happen. It’s really nice to see the FBI has taken a break from hunting down Trump supporters and assassinating… https://t.co/BdOPUOlVJC https://t.co/QEdEcGUssb
The FBI say they’ve noticed an increase in threatening rhetoric targeting both the Jewish and Muslim communities in the week since the brutal Hamas attacks in Israel.