“We cannot let terrorists determine our Jewishness,” he said at Friday night services. Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. The siege ended after the last hostage ran out of the synagogue and an FBI SWAT team rushed in. Congregation Beth Israel’s services this weekend were being held at another location because the investigation at the synagogue is ongoing. Many Jewish leaders have said the hostage standoff was an example of a larger rise in antisemitic acts.

Source: Huffington Post January 22, 2022 20:56 UTC