FBI, Homeland Security Dept. issue PSA to stress elevated threat to Israeli, Jewish communities
The PSA referenced the Boulder, Colorado, Molotov cocktail attack on pro-Israel advocates on June 1 and the murder of two Israeli Embassy staff at the Capital Jewish Museum in late May.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security issued a Public Service Announcement on Thursday warning of an “elevated threat” to Jews and Israeli communities.
The PSA referenced the Molotov cocktail attack on pro-Israel advocates on June 1 in Boulder, Colorado, and the murder of two Israeli embassy staffers at the Capital Jewish Museum in late May.
The statement added that the war in Gaza “may motivate other violent extremists and hate crime perpetrators with similar grievances to conduct violence against Jewish and Israeli communities and their supporters.”
Foreign terrorist organizations may attempt to “exploit narratives related to the conflict to inspire attacks,” the statement said, calling on the public to remain vigilant and report any threats of violence or suspicious activity to law enforcement.
Two Israeli embassy staff members were shot outside Jewish museum in May
The two embassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were murdered in front of the Washington museum on May 21, when Elias Rodriguez opened fire on a group of people as they left an event for young diplomats hosted by the American Jewish Committee, a pro-Israel advocacy group that fights antisemitism.
