Washington – Executives from 141 Jewish community centers signed a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions expressing frustration with efforts combating a rash of bomb threats.
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The letter, sent Wednesday by the JCC Association of North America, the national organization of Jewish community centers, requested a meeting with Sessions and urged the Justice Department to do more to stop the threats.
It also praised local law enforcement’s response to the incidents and recognized President Donald Trump’s condemnation of them.
“Still, we are frustrated with the progress in resolving this situation,” the letter said. “We insist that all relevant federal agencies, including your own, apply all the resources available to identify and bring the perpetrator or perpetrators, who are trying to instill anxiety and fear in communities across the country, to justice.”
More than 100 bomb threats have hit JCCs and other Jewish sites across the country since the beginning of the year. The latest wave, on Tuesday and Wednesday, targeted 20 JCCs, day schools and offices of the Anti-Defamation League.
The Department of Homeland Security has made its regional experts available to JCCs, and leaders of major Jewish groups met with FBI Director James Comey on March 3. Local JCC directors have repeatedly praised the response of area law enforcement.
“Local law enforcement have represented a beacon of responsiveness and professionalism as our communities have endured dozens of anti-Semitic threats in past weeks,” the letter said. “We respectfully ask that federal agencies, including your own, do the same.”
Authorities have yet to identify the person or people behind most of the threats. Juan Thompson, a St. Louis resident charged with making eight of the threats to avenge a former romantic partner, appears to have been a copycat.
There is no urgency in the Trumpf administration to shut down the internal white supremacist terrorist gangs making the waves of bomb threats, cemetery desecrations and swastika attacks. They are his core followers in the heimlandt. Trumpie would rather crack down on imaginary leakers, immigrant workers and parents, and those 22 million with health insurance. He’s Made America Hate Again.
Really, how many bomb threats were, under maligned Hussein Obama . Trump’s diaper brigade where is your answer??
The Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights, next to 770, was evacuated due to an emailed bomb threat. It’s happening now.10:30 AM NY time
It’s the lefties who are doing all that.
The ADL, JCRC, Ann Frank Center, all have their own left wing agenda, and are looking to malign Trump. You’ll notice that Rabbi Marvin Hier, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center is not maligning Trump. In fact, Trump invited Hier to speak at his inauguration. Hier was the only Orthodox Rabbi in American history, to speak at a Presidential inauguration. Incidentally, John Miller, head of the Intelligence Division of the NYPD, stated that he believes most of the threatening telephone calls to JCC’s, are being made by one person, who is using a technical electronic device, to change his voice, with each call. He is also using spoofing equipment, to show that the calls are coming from different areas of the country. Therefore, Hashomer, your scholarly theories are what is defined as bubba meises. Incidentally, it was reported by Secret Service agents, and others, that Ms. Hillary, literally went on a rampage on Nov. 8th, when she found out she was losing. She started throwing objects at people, and smashed glasses, and punched her advisors. She should have been taken to Bellevue for observation.
We suffered with Obama for eight years; now, you never Trumpers will suffer.
Incidentally, did anyone notice the photo in this article? Look at how overweight the individual is! Does he know the meaning of the words diet and exercise?