Sen. Ossoff Working to Prevent Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

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Amid a rise in hate crimes nationwide, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working with Federal law enforcement to help protect Jewish people in Georgia and nationwide from anti-Semitic attacks.

In a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Sen. Ossoff pressed a senior FBI official on the Bureau's work to prevent, investigate, and prosecute anti-Semitic hate crimes.

Sen. Ossoff cited recent high-profile attacks against Jewish Americans at Congregation Beth Israel in Texas, the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, and others.

"The Jewish community in Georgia and Jews across the country have been shocked by these events and are deeply disturbed by this significant increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes and hate speech," Sen. Ossoff said.

Sen. Ossoff asked Ryan T. Young, FBI Intelligence Branch Executive Assistant Director, about the Bureau's efforts to strengthen law enforcement's response to anti-Semitic attacks.

Young said the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division and field offices nationwide are working to fight domestic violent extremism.

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