(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/14/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of a man who allegedly made antisemitic threats to a Rabbi and a Jewish student center in Lexington, Ky.
Police said the Rabbi contacted them last week regarding violent, threatening messages he had allegedly received from the man over several days. The messages reportedly made reference to blowing up the synagogue and contained other antisemitic language. The suspect was found and charged with Terroristic Threatening in the Second Degree.
SEE: Lexington man arrested for alleged anti-Semitic threats (lex18.com)
https://www.lex18.com/news/crime/lexington-man-arrested-for-alleged-threats-towards-local-rabbi-religious-institution
“Any threat of violence targeting religious leaders or institutions must be taken seriously, and we are pleased to see that law enforcement did so in this disturbing case,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “We welcome the arrest of the suspect and stand in solidarity with Kentucky Jewish community.”
He urged religious institutions in Kentucky and nationwide to take extra security precautions by using advice offered in CAIR’s booklet, “Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety.” The advice in the booklet is applicable to institutions of all faiths.
Hooper said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com, CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com