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FBI Director warns that America's Jews 'desperately' need support

The head of America's largest intelligence organisation said there was a 'persistent threat' to Jewish communities

November 20, 2022 11:05
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 15: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray prepares to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. Wray, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid testified about the current threat level against the United States, including both physical and cyber attacks. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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The director of America's oldest security agency has said that the American Jewish community “desperately” needs more support in the face of a rising wave of antisemitism.

In testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee in Washington DC, FBI director Christopher Wray said that his agency would be making tackling antisemitism a "National Priority" after recent violent incidents.

He said: “Antisemitism and the violence that comes out of it is a persistent and present fact.

"63% of religious hate crimes were targeting Jews, and It's targeting a group that makes up about 2.4% of the American population.”

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