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FBI Director Warns about Threats to Americans from Those Inspired by Hamas Attack on Israel
(AP-Washington Post) Lindsay Whitehurst - FBI Director Christopher Wray warned the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday that Hamas' rampage inside Israel could inspire violence in the U.S. "We assess that the actions of Hamas and its allies will serve as an inspiration the likes of which we haven't seen since ISIS launched its so-called caliphate years ago." Law enforcement is concerned about the potential of attacks by individuals or small groups, as occurred during the rise of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq a decade ago. Wray added that Jewish people make up 2.4% of the U.S. population but are the targets of 60% of religious-based hate crimes. "That should be jarring to everyone," he said.