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He was not alone. They were former lovers and Facebook friends, work colleagues, casual acquaintances, a probation officer and, in one case, a defense lawyer. In some cases, they didn’t know the people they were tracking down but saw something on social media and went to work. In at least one case, someone happened to be in the right place at the right time and overheard an admission. Eager to help identify people who were part of the attack, they called the FBI. It became a sort of national cleansing. “The book value of that lectern is $1,000, but its symbolism is priceless,” Mr. Meste...

Close icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. Riots at the US Capitol Building. Michael Nigro/Pacific Press:LightRocket/Getty Jewish Americans have been politically divided over support for Trump.  The pro-Trump Capitol riot on January 6 that featured at least one Holocaust reference showed the depth of that chasm. While most American Jews voted for Biden, most Orthodox Jews approved of Trump's job as president. Among the rioters who stormed the US Capitol on Wedn...

'It's a day of mixed emotions' | Local rabbi reflects on family history in WWII on International Holocaust Remembrance Day International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a day to educate ourselves on WWII history and what we learned from the series of events. Author: Anne Sparaco (13News Now) Published: 12:51 PM EST January 27, 2021 Updated: 12:51 PM EST January 27, 2021 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Rabbi Israel Zoberman has been a rabbi for more than 40 years and says this day of remembrance holds an even more significant meaning following the recent ou...

The writer is an author. THE unthinkable seizure of the US Capitol building on Jan 6, 2021, has an analogy in Leonard Wibberley’s book The Mouse That Roared (1955). The Irish-American author Wibberley wrote a series of satires on US and Cold War politics, but none of them fits as neatly with the events of that day, the day that witnessed American democracy genuflect to home-grown anarchy. Wibberley’s parody, like all literary deflations, is premised on an implausible possibility. A small band of invaders, dressed in chain-mail and armed with mediaeval weapons from the tiny Duchy of Grand ...

The FBI is keeping a close eye on far-right groups like the Proud Boys, Three Percenters, and Oath Keepers as it starts to determine to what extent Capitol siege was planned in advance INSIDER 1/20/2021 horecchio@businessinsider.com (Haven Orecchio-Egresitz) © Insider video Several members of the Oath Keepers militia are accused of conspiring ahead of the Capitol siege. Insider video Law enforcement are taking a closer look at how extremist groups may have organized violence ahead of the US Capitol insurrection. Members of the Proud Boys, Three Percenters, and The Oath Ke...