US urges countries to boost security around synagogues ahead of High Holidays
The cable cites FBI data showing Jews were targeted in 63% of reported religiously motivated hate crimes in 2025.
- On Wednesday, the State Department instructed diplomatic missions worldwide to urge host governments to strengthen security at synagogues and Jewish community venues ahead of the upcoming High Holidays.
- This security directive follows persistent concerns regarding antisemitic attacks, prompting officials to request deployment of "law enforcement, counterterrorism or military forces, as appropriate," to protect Jewish institutions and worshippers.
- FBI data for 2025 showed that Jews, who represent about 2% of the United States population, were targets in 63% of reported religiously motivated hate crimes, according to an analysis by The ADL.
- Diplomats must also coordinate with local authorities to establish mechanisms for delivering urgent threat warnings to observant Jews on Shabbat and High Holidays, when many refrain from using electronic devices.
- The directive additionally addresses risks along residential routes commonly used by worshippers, noting that congregants may be readily identifiable by their clothing, mirroring a similar directive issued ahead of Passover.
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US seeks police, counterterror forces to protect Jews during High Holidays
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US Urges Countries to Increase Security Around Synagogues Ahead of High Holidays
WASHINGTON (VINnews) – The U.S. State Department has urged countries around the world to increase security around synagogues, Jewish institutions and High Holiday events, according to a report by The Jerusalem Post. The directive, sent Wednesday to U.S. diplomatic missions, calls on American diplomats to ask local governments to deploy police, counterterrorism units or, when […]
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