Posted 10/19/2023, 4:42:00 PM
Garland Responds to Rise in Threats Against Jewish, Muslim Groups During Israel-Gaza Conflict
- U.S. Attorney General Garland monitoring increase in threats against Jewish, Muslim, Arab communities tied to Israel-Hamas war
- Garland directed FBI, U.S. attorneys to work with state and local law enforcement on threat response
- Garland urging federal prosecutors to contact faith, community leaders
- Garland meeting with law enforcement in Miami, home to large Jewish population
- Tensions sparked by Hamas attacks on Israel, Israel's bombing of Gaza
- FBI investigating stabbing death of 6-year-old Muslim boy in Illinois as hate crime
- Authorities charged North Carolina man for threatening Jewish organization
- ADL reported record number of antisemitic incidents in U.S. in 2021 before current war
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