FORT WORTH, Texas — In Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker’s first public meeting since Saturday’s hostage situation in Colleyville, he joined FBI Director Christopher Wray and the Anti-Defamation League’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and Central Division Vice President Cheryl Drazin in discussing antisemitism, further investigation into the standoff at Congregation Beth Israel and how communities can come together, not only in healing, but times of crisis.
“The last few days have been a painful reminder of the persistence of antisemitism in our society,” Greenblatt said during the webinar discussion Thursday.
“The fact our synagogues and their sacred spaces continue to be at risk for attacks by extremists, terrorists and others, and there is no doubt given what we know so far that a hostage-taker chose his target carefully and deliberately. The attack was a reminder that hardened conspiratorial antisemitism is a core tenant of extremism across the spectrum.”
