Jewish leaders express frustration with
investigation into threats
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[March 09, 2017]
The letter, sent by the JCC
Association of North America and signed by 141 of the group's leaders,
came as two more community centers received threats of violence on
Wednesday. On Tuesday, a fresh round of threats were received by more
than a dozen Jewish organizations, bringing the total to approximately
140 after five previous waves.
"We are frustrated with the progress in resolving this situation," the
leaders wrote. "We insist that all relevant federal agencies, including
your own, apply all the resources available to identify and bring the
perpetrator or perpetrators, who are trying to instill anxiety and fear
in communities across the country, to justice."
On Wednesday, a Jewish center in West Hartford, Connecticut, received an
emailed threat early in the morning, while another center in Louisville
was evacuated after a phoned-in threat arrived around noon, according to
local media reports. A Vancouver center also received a bomb threat late
on Tuesday night.
As with all the previous threats, the latest incidents were determined
to be hoaxes.
Federal authorities have made one arrest, charging a disgraced former
journalist, Juan Thompson, last week with cyber stalking for making at
least eight threats nationwide. Thompson is accused of trying to blame
the threats on an ex-girlfriend as part of a harassment campaign.
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Members are allowed to return following a a bomb threat at the
Jewish Community Center in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., March 8,
2017. REUTERS / Bryan Woolston
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A Justice Department spokesman did not immediately respond to a
request for comment regarding the letter.
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(Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by Tom Brown)
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