Teen Allegedly Conspired To Murder Jews At Day School Near Houston: Pollice An 18-year-old woman conspired with two men to murder Jews, North Carolina prosecutors allege. International Business Times · Apr 24
2 young people arrested in alleged plot to attack Houston synagogue members Authorities have arrested two young people in an alleged plot to attack a Texas synagogue The Independent UK · Apr 23
Texas teen jailed for 10 years for hate crime arson attack on synagogue Franklin Sechriest, 19, said he set blaze in Austin ‘because of his hatred of Jews’ The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
Jewish Texans see surge in antisemitism as a precursor to fascism Extremism experts and historians sound alarms as politicians, media personalities and celebrities amplify antisemitic conspiracies that have historically led to the killing of Jews. The Texas Tribune · Nov 28, 2022
Repaired Texas synagogue reopens months after hostage crisis In the three months since Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three of his congregants were held at gunpoint in their Texas synagogue, new carpet has been laid in the sanctuary, the walls have been repainted, the entry retiled and new doors installed The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022
Antisemitic flyers distributed in Colleyville a month after synagogue hostage crisis, police say FORT WORTH, Texas — Antisemitic and white separatist materials were distributed to Colleyville homes Saturday night, a month after four individuals were held hostage in the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue. Tribune News Service · Feb 20, 2022
Kamala Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff evacuated from DC school over bomb threat – as it happened Second gentleman escorted by security from Dunbar high school in Washington The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2022
Texas siege: Manchester anti-terror police investigate financing of US trip Malik Faisal Akram, 44, from Blackburn, held four hostages at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue Manchester Evening News · Jan 28, 2022
Cynthia M. Allen: Our acceptance of subtle antisemitism helps make attacks such as Colleyville possible FORT WORTH, Texas — When I first heard about the hostage-taking at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville last Saturday, I wasn’t immediately convinced it was a targeted act of hate. Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2022
Texas synagogue hosts Saturday service, one week after hostage standoff FORT WORTH, Texas — Dozens around the world tuned into Congregation Beth Israel’s Saturday service in Colleyville to offer their support to the synagogue just a week after it was taken hostage. Tribune News Service · Jan 22, 2022
Jewish leaders urge worship attendance after hostage siege Jewish leaders throughout the U.S. are calling for a strong turnout at this weekend’s worship services in defiance of antisemitic acts such as last weekend’s hostage siege at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2022
FBI director, Colleyville rabbi, security experts speak about hostage standoff and healing FORT WORTH, Texas — In Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker’s first public meeting since Saturday’s hostage situation in Colleyville, he joined FBI Director Christopher Wray and the Anti-Defamation League’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and Central Division Vice President Cheryl Drazin in discussing antisemitism, further investigation into the standoff at Congregation Beth Israel and… Tribune News Service · Jan 21, 2022
Editorial: Don’t play politics with antisemitism The recent hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel in suburban Fort Worth, Texas, is a reminder that antisemitism is a growing and global scourge, one that has forced synagogues across the U.S. and Europe to post armed guards and bar their doors. The idea that members of Congress would block… Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2022
What we know about the investigation into the Texas synagogue hostage-taker DALLAS — The investigation into the 11-hour standoff at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville on Saturday has continued to unearth new details about what happened before, and during, the attack on the synagogue. Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2022
Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2022 Editorial: Attack on synagogue is a sad reminder Living their faith, worshippers at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, invited an unknown, unkempt (by his own admission he "didn't look nice") man into their synagogue after he asked if it was a night shelter. They gave him comfort — and a cup of tea.
Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2022 Hostages talk about what happened while held captive inside Texas synagogue for 11 hours DALLAS — A Colleyville rabbi held captive this weekend for more than 11 hours inside Congregation Beth Israel said Monday that he and two others escaped after he threw a chair at the hostage-taker.
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022 Texas hostage siege: Rabbi tells how he threw chair at Malik Faisal Akram to escape synagogue attack Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker speaks out about the ‘terrifying’ ordeal at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville
Tribune News Service · Jan 17, 2022 Rabbi says he threw chair at synagogue hostage-taker before lunging for the door DALLAS — A Colleyville rabbi held captive this weekend for more than 11 hours inside Congregation Beth Israel said Monday that he and two others escaped after he threw a chair at the hostage-taker.
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022 Texas synagogue siege - latest: Malik Faisal Akram’s motive for hostage crisis targeted by investigators Follow live updates on the hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022 Malik Faisal Akram: Everything we know about the Texas synagogue hostage-taker Malik Faisal Akram, 44, held four people at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas
Manchester Evening News · Jan 17, 2022 Texas hostage taker shot dead pictured for first time as counter terror police arrest two in Manchester Malik Faisal Akram, from Blackburn, held four hostages at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas