Jewish Groups Call for Added Federal Support for Security After Killings of Israeli Embassy Staffers in DC

Jewish groups call for added federal support for security after killings of Israeli Embassy staffers in DC

Leaders of Jewish groups from across the country called for bolstering spending on a federal program designed to protect nonprofits at risk of terrorist and extremist attacks. The appeal came in the aftermath of the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers outside of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. Eric Fingerhut, President and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America said that the Jewish community should not …

IL lawmakers push for additional security funds for cultural, religious orgs after DC shooting

State lawmakers are pushing for additional non-profit security grant program funding that has aided cultural and religious institutions across Illinois.

Jewish Groups Call for $1 Billion in Federal Security Funding After Deadly DC Terror Attack

In the wake of the deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum that claimed the lives of two Israeli Embassy staffers, a coalition of over 40 Jewish organizations is urging the U.S. government to allocate $1 billion to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) to bolster security at Jewish institutions nationwide. The coalition, including major groups like the Jewish Federations of North America, the Anti-Defamation League, the American …

After museum shooting, more than 40 Jewish groups call for $1 billion in federal funding to secure religious institutions

(JTA) — After a gunman murdered two people outside a Jewish museum, a wide range of major Jewish groups has asked the federal government to sharply increase its funding for religious institutions’ security to $1 billion. The request is one of several made by the coalition in the wake of the attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday, when a shooter killed two employees of the Israeli embassy. In the wake of the shooting, Jewish securi…

Jewish community urges additional action from federal government following D.C. shootings

A coalition of 46 Jewish organizations issued a joint statement on Thursday urging additional action from the federal government to address antisemitism in the United States following the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, and particularly expanding funding for a variety of programs to protect the Jewish community. “The rising level of anti-Jewish incitement, which inevitably leads to violent…

Jewish Museum fatal shooting raises concerns about domestic extremism

The man charged with shooting and killing a couple outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. was once a member of a far-left political group. That is raising concerns about domestic extremism.