That is who we are, and tonight, the men and women of law enforcement made us all proud.'Ĭongregation Beth Israel, affiliated with Judaism's Reform movement, began in 1998 as a chavurah, or a small group of Jewish people, who gather for prayer services, according to its website. 'But let me be clear to anyone who intends to spread hate - we will stand against antisemitism and against the rise of extremism in this country. 'There is more we will learn in the days ahead about the motivations of the hostage-taker,' Biden said. Late Saturday night, Biden thanked those who worked to bring the four hostages home to their families. ambassador to Israel and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett - and faith-based groups said they were monitoring the situation and offered their hopes toward a peaceful resolution.

Numerous government officials - including President Joe Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland Tom Nides, the U.S. He added that he saw hope in how the community came together during the crisis. Miller said Saturday night that the rabbi of the congregation is a close friend and that the situation was very personal. They also said the hostage-taker had the rabbi in Colleyville call a rabbi in New York City to say he was being held hostage and that the man wanted his “sister” Siddiqui freed. Three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the situation said the man told authorities he wanted the release of Aafia Siddiqui from federal prison. Aafia Siddiqui was found guilty in 2010 of two counts of attempted murder for trying to kill Americans while she was detained in Afghanistan. He did not provide additional details but said no information indicated an ongoing threat and that an investigation with 'global reach' will be conducted.

Matthew DeSarno, FBI Dallas special agent in charge, said the hostage-taker was thought to have been 'singularly focused on one issue and it was not specifically related to the Jewish community.' All hostages are out alive and safe,” Texas Gov. The hostages, all of whom were adults, were not physically harmed and did not require medical attention, officials said.

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