Tag: Americans
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An increase in harassment against Jewish and Muslim Americans has been reported since Hamas attacks
National News A spokesperson for the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Wednesday that the organization’s chapters and national office had received 774 reports of bias-related acts between Oct. 7 and Oct. 24. An NYPD patrol car is parked outside a synagogue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer By CLAUDIA…
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Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released
World News The two Americans, Judith Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter Natalie, were out of the Gaza Strip and in the hands of the Israeli military, an army spokesman said. Judith Raanan, left, and her daughter Natalie, after Natalie’s recent high school graduation. Raanan Family via AP KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on…
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FBI says Israel-Hamas war raises potential for attack against Americans
National News Since the attacks by Hamas, antisemitic threats in the U.S. have reached “historic levels,” the agency’s director said. Threats against Muslims have also increased. FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on threats to the homeland, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.…