Staff Reports
Christopher Wray, the director of the FBI, told the House Committee on Homeland Security on Wednesday a shocking secret. Because of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, he said, the threat of an attack on Americans in the US has hit a "whole other level." There has been a worrisome change that should not be taken lightly.
Wray gave these threats more background by saying that since October 7th, terrorist groups from other countries have called for attacks against Americans and our friends. A known terrorist group, Hezbollah, said it supported Hamas and said it would attack U.S. targets in the Middle East. Another well-known terrorist group, Al-Qaeda, made the most important call to attack the United States in the last five years. Along with this, ISIS has told its followers to attack Jewish towns in the US and Europe. Americans, especially Jewish groups, are in a lot of danger because of these threats.
FBI DIRECTOR WRAY: "We were already in an elevated threat environment even before October 7th and it's gone to a whole other level since October 7th." pic.twitter.com/hiEf0yGsF3
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Wray stated that these threats might have something to do with pro-Hamas groups and bad people around the world when he was questioned. This is a very important issue that needs to be dealt with right away. Being told that these threats are most likely to affect Americans, especially Jews, is very upsetting. As was already said, Jews only make up 2.4% of the U.S. population, but they are the target of more than half of all religiously driven hate crimes reported to the FBI. We need to get our government and police to pay attention after seeing this scary number.
Furthermore, Wray disclosed that some people on the terror watch list may have entered the United States without permission, and it is currently unknown where they are. This is a huge hole in our national security that needs to be fixed right away. People with ties to terrorism should not be able to easily move within our borders.
Even though threats from people who support Hamas have gone up a lot, the official danger level for the US has not been raised since May 24th. This makes me worry about how well our government can figure out and deal with the current threat we face. The safety and security of American people should come first, and any risks should be dealt with by taking the right steps and actions.
It is very important to pay attention to what FBI Director Christopher Wray says and put protecting American lives first. Our reaction to threats needs to change too, because threats have changed. To fight these growing threats, we need to improve our information gathering, make sure our borders are safe, and work together more closely with our allies. You can be sure that the safety and security of the American people must come first.
