How One Jewish Group's Tweet Surveillance Uncovered a Synagogue Plot
The Community Security Initiative of the UJA-Federation of New York sounded the alarm that set off the manhunt that ended in two arrests.
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The Community Security Initiative of the UJA-Federation of New York sounded the alarm that set off the manhunt that ended in two arrests.
Mitchell Silber of the UJA Federation of New York’s Community Security Initiative said Monday it was his group’s discovery of worrisome tweets that sparked the investigation by the NYPD and FBI.
A Jewish synagogue has come under attack from armed neo-Nazis in New York City’s Midtown Manhattan just before the midnight of November 18, 2022.
Adams and other top officials lauded the role that law enforcement and community groups played in the arrest of Christopher Brown and Matthew Mahrer, but they also laid part of the blame for the life-threatening situation at the feet of social media — for not only giving them, but many others a platform to sow hate-fueled rhetoric and plans.
The incident shows that old-fashioned policing is the best solution to the problem of hate crime.