A security alert was issued for the Jewish community in San Antonio, TX. The FBI had identified a credible threat early Shabbos morning.
Temple Beth-El cancelled all services today and the Jewish Federation of San Antonio promptly recommended all formal Jewish gatherings be suspended.
ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt announced the suspect has since been arrested:
“ADL is thankful to federal, state and local law enforcement for taking this threat to Texas Jewish communities seriously and working diligently to identify and apprehend the suspect. We also wish to thank our partners at the San Antonio Jewish Federation and Secure Community Network for their continued collaboration in the face of threats to local Jewish communities. With the immediate threat brought to a resolution, ADL will continue to be in contact with law enforcement, as we have been over the past few days, monitoring the situation. As we have previously said, in this heightened threat environment we urge all communities to maintain vigilance and immediately report any suspicious activity to law enforcement. Once again, we thank the FBI, state and local law enforcement for their proactive work investigating and mitigating these threats.”
The FBI National Press Office released the following statement:
“The FBI is investigating a potential threat targeting an unidentified synagogue in Texas. We are working to determine the credibility of the threat and sharing information with our law enforcement partners and our partners in the Jewish community. We would like to remind members of the public that if they observe anything suspicious or have information about potential threats to report it to law enforcement immediately, call their local FBI field office, or submit a tip to tips.fbi.gov.”
This comes just one week after residents near the Northside of San Antonio reported receiving these antisemitic, homophobic fliers from Jon Minadeo II’s group – Goyim Defense League.
Death threats this morning at San Antonio synagogue
We can’t even pray in safety
Christian Nationalism is violence pic.twitter.com/OUHrdDcAuF— Gretchen (@GretchenGGG333) July 9, 2022
All formal Jewish gatherings were told to be cancelled in San Antonio, Texas today due FBI IDENTIFYING A synagogue attack plot today. Where is the outcry? Where is the mainstream media? Jews are being targeted like in Nazi Germany and everyone is SILENT. NEVER AGAIN IS NOW pic.twitter.com/EtMmMBlz7q
— proud_zionist_natalie 🇬🇧❤🇮🇱 (@luxurysassy) July 9, 2022
BREAKING: The FBI is investigating a potential threat on an unidentified synagogue in Texas, the agency says. It is working to determine the credibility and is sharing information with the Jewish community. Synagogue officials in Austin & San Antonio confirm they have been told.
— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) July 9, 2022
