Although the FBI first said the man holding four other people hostage at a Texas synagogue pointed to a challenge “that is not particularly similar to the Jewish community,” the kidnapper expressed confidence that Jews controlled the world and had the strength to establish for the release of a prisoner. said survivors after his escape. The gunman’s words were all too familiar to Jewish leaders and terrorism experts, who saw the attack on Congregation Beth Israel as one of the growing anti-Semitic hate crimes, a sign of the continued lack of vigilance and interfaith solidarity. The kidnapper, known through the...
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