On Tuesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray and others will testify before the Senate Homeland Security Committee about domestic threats the country is facing.
Federal officials say they are responding to a rise in threats against Arab, Jewish and Muslim communities as the war in Gaza intensifies, coordinating with thousands of police departments across the country to better understand the threats and deploy resources.
“We have definitely seen an uptick in threats across the country. It is focused on Jewish people and people from the Muslim community,” Robert J. Contee III — the FBI’s assistant director of partner engagement, who led the call Friday — said in an interview. “We have to be forward-leaning with communicating with our partners and making sure that things don’t slip through the cracks.
Take Los Angeles. According to Levin’s data, 32 hate crimes and incidents were reported in the city against Jews between Oct. 6 and Oct. 26, compared with 13 in 2022. And 12 hate crimes and incidents were reported against Muslims and Palestinians between Oct. 6 and Oct. 26, compared with two during that same period last year.
Many of these incidents occurred at pro-Palestinian protests, Saylor said, with people brandishing weapons at protesters or driving vehicles into them.
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