According to a tweet from the office, the FBI in Newark, New Jersey, stated Thursday afternoon that it had "reliable information of a broad threat to synagogues" in the state.
The agency explained in a subsequent tweet that it was issuing that warning as a "proactive measure" until "investigative processes are carried out."
Threats to Synagogues in New Jersey
The FBI was alerted as a result of an online posting with anti-Semitic remarks in a site that is popular with extremists, a law enforcement told CNN.
Although no specific target, timing, or strategy were specified, the FBI was sufficiently alarmed by the nature of the post that it decided to issue a broad warning out of an excess of caution, the person said.
The 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue killings, the deadliest attack on Jews in US history, the 2019 El Paso mass shooting, the deadliest attack on Latinos in modern US history, and the May shooting at a Buffalo supermarket, which authorities claimed was racially motivated, are just a few examples of previous mass killings involving extremists who posted on social media.
The FBI stated Thursday night that it takes all threats seriously, was cooperating with law enforcement in the investigation of the threat, and was "engaged with our religious based partners in the affected community."
The warning follows a recent rash of anti-Semitic remarks made by prominent individuals. The singer formerly known as Kanye West, Ye, was most notably briefly banned from Instagram and Twitter last month due to a number of antisemitic comments, The Hill reported.
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Anti-Semitic Crimes Significantly Increased
In recent weeks, some significant businesses severed connections with the rapper due to his remarks, apparently losing the famous person billions of dollars.
Kyrie Irving, a Brooklyn Nets player, issued an apology on Wednesday for a previous tweet that contained a link to an anti-Semitic movie, claiming he now understands the "bad impact of my statement towards the Jewish community."
In a post on Truth Social last month, the former president Donald Trump advised American Jews to "get their act together and appreciate what they have in Israel - Before it is too late! "
In a statement, Matt Platkin, the attorney general of New Jersey, announced that law enforcement agencies will increase patrols in "vulnerable locations... in the safety interest.
Per Politico, Platkin said some patrols will travel in clearly marked cars and others won't. Increasing in number in recent years, anti-Semitic attacks reached an all-time high in 2021, according to data from the Anti-Defamation League.
According to an ADL research published in April, there were 370 antisemitic occurrences overall in New Jersey last year, a 25% increase from the previous year. Since the ADL started keeping track of these instances in 1979, the sum is the highest ever documented in New Jersey.
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