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The FBI Stops, Then Muffs, Jihadist Hostage-Taking at a Texas Synagogue

by Andrew C. McCarthy

Unfortunately, the FBI often goes out of its way to avoid saying anything that might be taken to attribute antisemitism to Muslims.

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An armored law enforcement vehicle is seen in the area where a man has reportedly taken people hostage at a synagogue during services that were being streamed live, in Colleyville, Texas, January 15, 2022.

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These days, even when its agents do a great job, the FBI still manages to shoot itself in the foot.

Saturday should be regarded as a great bureau success. With valor and skill, the agency’s Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) managed to end a hostage-taking siege in a synagogue on the outskirts of Fort Worth. For hours there, at Congregation Beth Israel of Colleyville, Texas, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three congregation members were held hostage by an armed jihadist, Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British national.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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