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FLORIDA: More than 50 synagogues received bomb threats over the past 7-days, resulting in sweeps of the buildings and evacuations.
State officials are investigating the matter, and Governor DeSantis said in a statement that ““We allocated tens of millions to combat rising anti-Semitism,” He continued, “If anyone attempts to bring it here, they’ll face significant resistance.”
Some of the threats to synagogues are located in Coral Gables, Broward County and Palm Beach, according to local reports.
Authorities in Palm Beach, Florida arrested a suspect who threatened to shoot up a synagogue in the area after he made antisemitic threats on social media.
Paul Morris, 26, wrote messages on Discord and Instagram and said he was going to shoot up a synagogue, but didn’t list a specific one. He was reported by the director of security for the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach TV reports.
The identity of who made threats to the other synagogues is still being investigated.
