FBI Director’s warning that Hamas could inspire an attack in the US is a “very real threat”, says former Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren.
FBI Director Chris Way warned US Congress that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East will likely motivate terrorism in the West.
Mr Wray claimed that the attacks on Israel by Hamas could fuel home-grown terrorism, similar to the threats posed by ISIS several years ago.
“The threat is very real,” Mr Oren told Sky News Australia.
“Anti-Semitic incidents are literally off the chart, the increases are in the hundredth percentile in Europe in some places, in Germany, in England they are even higher than they are in the United States,” Mr Owen said.
Jewish institutions are “heavily guarded by police”, he said.
Mr Owen added that Jewish institutions are also guarded by the Secure Community Network which is an organisation of former FBI agents who monitor and intercept threats to about 12,400 Jewish institutions across the United States.
“So it’s a very real threat”, he said.
