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The Anti-Defamation League said Saturday night that the suspect had been arrested in connection with a threat to the Jewish community in San Antonio.
Law enforcement agencies have not yet confirmed that the arrest has taken place.
“ADL is grateful to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies for taking this threat to the Texas Jewish community seriously and working diligently to identify and arrest suspects.” , ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement.
“We would also like to thank the partners of the San Antonio Jewish Federation and the Secure Community Network for their continued cooperation in the face of threats to the local Jewish community,” he continued. “As the imminent threat has been resolved, ADL will continue to stay in touch with law enforcement agencies, as it has been monitoring the situation over the past few days.”
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Saturday that there was no longer a “known imminent threat” to the Jewish community in San Antonio after a security alert was issued earlier that day.
The San Antonio Jewish Federation initially posted on social media at 11:00 am revealing that it had received information from the FBI that it had “identified a potential threat to unidentified Jewish community facilities in the San Antonio region.” did.
The post was subsequently deleted, and FOX7 reported that the group posted the latest information from the FBI that “there is no longer an” imminent threat “to the Jewish community in the San Antonio region.”
In a joint statement, Jewish Federation President Lauren Stanley and Nehemiah Ichirov said, “We encourage you to stay vigilant and pay attention to your surroundings, but we are pleased to share that the urgency of concern has diminished. I think. “
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The San Antonio Synagogue canceled its Sabbath service on Saturday following the first unspecified threat.
Temple Beth-El wrote in a Facebook statement that it was unable to provide face-to-face and online Sabbath services due to threats. Cynthia Hogle, Executive Director and President Debbie Ruth, said:
The FBI’s national press has released a statement that it is “investigating potential threats targeting unidentified synagogues in Texas.”
“We are working to determine the credibility of the threat and share information with law enforcement partners and partners in the Jewish community,” the FBI wrote.
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According to ADL, anti-Semitic cases have surged in recent years. In 2021, nearly 39 anti-Semitic cases were reported in the southwestern part of the group, more than double the previous year.
Texas has already experienced multiple anti-Semitic cases this year.
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In January, British citizens detained four hostages in a synagogue in northern Texas for more than 10 hours. And in March, a man from San Marcos set fire to the sanctuary at the Austin synagogue.