By EFE
08 Oct 2023, 12:27 PM EDT
New York City, which hosts a large part of the world’s Jewish community outside of Israel, increased security near synagogues and areas of Jewish population although authorities have stressed that “there is no credible threat” in the large city.
Mayor Eric Adams expressed in a statement his support for the Jewish residents of New York following the attacks by the Islamist group Hamas from Gaza against Israel and said that his Administration is analyzing information and watching for “potential threats” inside and outside of New York. York.
“We have resources on the ground in Israel gathering security information and we are continually monitoring multiple channels to identify potential threats, both here and abroad,” explained the Democratic leader, who is on an official trip to Latin America.
According to Adams, there is “no credible threat against New York at this time” but his office is in contact with officials from the local police and the Intelligence and Counterterrorism area “about the situation.”
The mayor said that the New York Police Department (NYPD) has deployed additional resources in Jewish communities and their houses of worship throughout the city so that “everyone feels safe”; At the moment no incident has been reported in the local media.
The NYPD, for its part, told the media that its Intelligence and Counterterrorism division “consistently works at a high alert level” and when international events occur or they receive intelligence information about a threat, they increase their presence in temples and sensitive areas. .
Adams was on an official visit to Israel less than two months ago, where he said he had seen how the Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities coexisted peacefully, and rejected the “cowardly action of a terrorist organization that seeks to undo that peace and divide us into factions.”
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