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Representative Evans and others questioned witnesses about a suspect in the Boulder attack and asked whether visa overstays, prior statements and attempts to purchase a firearm should have raised red flags. \"Knowing what we do regarding individuals who may be inclined to pursue the Jewish community,\" Kerry Sleeper said, \"law enforcement and the intelligence community should be able to focus more acutely to identify issues that are suggesting an individual contemplating mobilization to violence.\"

James Carafano urged lawmakers to focus on \"material support\" channels and to strengthen investigative authorities and cooperation across federal, state and local agencies. He cited programs that enable state-local cooperation with federal authorities as examples of how to expand investigatory reach while urging attention to terrorist travel, visa denial and revocation.

Witnesses and members also discussed the role of fusion centers in sharing timely threat information with local law enforcement and federal partners. Sleeper said Secure Community Network regularly leverages fusion centers when it identifies threats to life and recommended tighter integration of fusion centers with federal intelligence efforts to provide redundancy and seamless information flow.

The subcommittee did not direct a specific enforcement action at the hearing but sought written follow-up from witnesses and indicated oversight could lead to legislative or appropriations proposals to strengthen interagency investigations, visa-screening processes and enforcement against material support.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","The Rise of Anti-Israel Extremist Groups and Their Threat to U.S. National Security","oneSentenceSummary","House subcommittee witnesses and members discussed how immigration status, visa overstays and failures in information-sharing may have intersected with the planning of recent antisemitic attacks and urged stronger investigatory tools, improved fusion-center coordination and enforcement against material support networks.","taxTitle","Homeland Security: House Committee, Standing Committees - House & Senate, Congressional Hearings Compilation, Legislative, Federal","taxId",1831,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6205397,"Experts tell House panel social media platforms are amplifying antisemitic content; urge enforcement and reforms",3275,2383000,5658000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3772893-c0874034c6f3e7a3f828c7bf9d1c6238&start=2383&end=5658","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3772893-c0874034c6f3e7a3f828c7bf9d1c6238/thumbnail_2383000.jpg","/articles/6205397/Experts-tell-House-panel-social-media-platforms-are-amplifying-antisemitic-content-urge-enforcement-and-reforms","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6205397-3420bc603908fdce1e6c7162b9364941/orig.mp4?Expires=1776029029&Signature=Q2CoK5wIRGplY9Z7g040J5aKPCgBYnzAZ93wcjRXchkubvVpQHsQcNrCrAurjyL~7C5nosx~jb3Sr3NCyv49nEKl0h4sn3eDu4aW3UCQ6PE55lwO2wBW~1-UpN9Vg8rXrZhXxv9-hMfRqrT7m9lZSTzNT1-lfd6ON5cniDxkiMcdvNSDJeJd1sdB-kC3ejum-mnvF7kTduxf9hDzWF7wOmGEzKtIbgm1uab9BGnwX3ik4T-GXWtsiXat9r~AMyGaPVTSEsks0urpp1H7ZwXNuKj4nGxNeyYVVeTRUYlFhKJ~qil-wgjg0Zq3Cb2j36qgFYLvpw0MyHyq8nOJqfW0OQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Witnesses told the House Homeland Security subcommittee that online platforms and encrypted messaging services are amplifying propaganda from foreign terrorist organizations and domestic extremist networks, contributing to radicalization that preceded three recent violent attacks.

\"Online platforms like Telegram, among others, enable foreign terrorist organizations to share and promote their propaganda to thousands across The US and around the globe,\" Orin Siegel of the Anti-Defamation League testified. He described platforms where extremist content spreads and recommended stronger enforcement, transparency and funding to counter online radicalization.

Julie Raymond of the American Jewish Committee said social media companies \"have a lot of work to do both in terms of reinstating previous policies\" and increasing human moderation. She urged Congress to consider reforms to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and to require greater transparency and auditing of content-moderation practices.

Members raised practical suggestions, including expanding trust-and-safety staffing, using publicly available hate-symbols databases to train detection tools, and enforcing material-support provisions where platforms are used to coordinate violent acts. No legal changes were enacted at the hearing; witnesses offered to work with members on specific policy drafts and technical solutions.

Members from both parties emphasized balancing free-speech protections with the need to prevent violent incitement. Representative Goldman said platforms must \"put people over profits\" when enforcing terms of service, while Julie Raymond warned against using counterterrorism tools in ways that would infringe protected speech or due process.","Witnesses at a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing urged stricter enforcement of platform policies, more human moderation and possible reforms to Section 230 to reduce online radicalization that they said has helped inspire violent antisemitic attacks.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6205402,"Witnesses urge immediate release of nonprofit security grant funds and raise concerns about CP3 staffing",1234,3496000,4730000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3772893-c0874034c6f3e7a3f828c7bf9d1c6238&start=3496&end=4730","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3772893-c0874034c6f3e7a3f828c7bf9d1c6238/thumbnail_3496000.jpg","/articles/6205402/Witnesses-urge-immediate-release-of-nonprofit-security-grant-funds-and-raise-concerns-about-CP3-staffing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6205402-9450c75d1b3f2ed8108e2a02ff5fcad1/orig.mp4?Expires=1776029029&Signature=iRA5jIGCblIpIxFrigsxXwnlemC~LxOG24Sjfto7m1~s0tk~6o2SMB10fF97ZVOdn6djY7RTG0rXoBnpfj-SzuYCr0v578INBpSv-he5G5wL4FEtxuWhS2OVqJmnYnb4om8dhyWBNmoAWARABrH8-GqjstZYJgDOYY62yZwkTHmDQtwgCxqngZMB2AAiHpZqjJL-Lvu1Q9N-z2LbjseAsN4n~AJ9x9Ekk0eJFJQluBwzFVf9k8m5G~ty6TXHKmUVSU7zN~kkMD-N9GTd-jZKps424z6rvDCHMuSYAfx9ZkPxZ75OsKqQXRn0HZL2xrMwejFCtC7EjNyWf-86nwq4Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lawmakers and witnesses at the House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing urged the immediate release of nonprofit security grant funds Congress has appropriated and called for increasing that funding to meet sharply higher security needs for houses of worship, schools and community centers.

\"There are nearly half a billion dollars that the administration is withholding in nonprofit security grant funds,\" Representative Goldman said, citing roughly $210 million from fiscal 2024 not yet awarded and about $274 million for fiscal 2025 that has not been made available.

Orin Siegel of the Anti-Defamation League and Julie Raymond of the American Jewish Committee said demand has surged and that many Jewish organizations will need to increase security costs following recent violent incidents. \"That will cost money,\" Raymond said, and she urged Congress to provide at least $500,000,000 for the FEMA-administered nonprofit security grant program.

Members also questioned administration staffing decisions at DHS's Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3). Representative Magaziner and other members said the administration installed Thomas Fugate as director and characterized him in testimony as a 22-year-old with no counterterrorism or law enforcement experience; witnesses expressed concern that CP3's staffing and resourcing appear to have been reduced even as the need for prevention programming has risen.

Witnesses urged Congress to restore and expand funding for both protective security grants and violence-prevention programs and to ensure resources reach communities beyond Jewish institutions. The subcommittee did not pass any funding measures at the hearing but asked witnesses to provide follow-up material for committee consideration.","At a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing, witnesses and members pressed for immediate release of nearly $500 million in nonprofit security grant funds and raised alarms about staffing and direction at DHS's Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3).",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6205407,"House subcommittee hearing urges national strategy as antisemitic attacks rise",0,629000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3772893-c0874034c6f3e7a3f828c7bf9d1c6238&start=629&end=629","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3772893-c0874034c6f3e7a3f828c7bf9d1c6238/thumbnail_629000.jpg","/articles/6205407/House-subcommittee-hearing-urges-national-strategy-as-antisemitic-attacks-rise","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6205407-b28c73ea0e4db5541435ba1863fa2196/orig.mp4?Expires=1776029029&Signature=OSVUJrOdXi3hg4j-bVkN7hkMCP00KoZsMi4W-eXXbR5d3TDXHWf-TFwyYK7HokTsSfK7HQuI6Mgj-5RH~1g~9f~~J02GMLA0bwAoYJ~lz-AmdCRM0aQQPBhJk~0CUrC9nzhCCEHAL~PiRNLYZML9MrwI7ESX1VzIp1FtHEm350nYJvvwPXCf3xPRsBIYulHT0OW1YmXYhnP5wVSnVLMSkn46~bhQcx25wlDXlEw91LfTM2b4uvViYGHpeeeYImjWr20wC1nwvkUp8QGbiNLAGthYS~zW3~TjOJu6lhbblq4vP7BJDnYDfgxQqc3GIMOLw5xZd5t9t2GFWk2B5ORHyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence convened a hearing to examine what members and witnesses called a rising threat of antisemitic violence in the United States, focusing on recent attacks in Washington, D.C., and Boulder, Colorado.

\"This hearing is an opportunity to confront the threat head on,\" Chairman Pflueger said in opening remarks, framing the session around protecting Jewish Americans and foreign diplomats on U.S. soil.

Witnesses described a sustained, national rise in antisemitic incidents and called for an interagency national strategy to address the threat. Orin Siegel, senior vice president of counter extremism and intelligence at the Anti-Defamation League, said the ADL documented a record number of antisemitic incidents in 2024 and cited nine terrorism plots or attacks in the last 12 months that the ADL assessed as motivated by antisemitism.

Kerry Sleeper, deputy director for intelligence and information sharing at Secure Community Network, said nonprofit Jewish security groups have identified and shared thousands of online threats with law enforcement and urged a formal, coordinated federal response to protect communities.

Several members highlighted specific violent incidents cited in testimony. Representative Magaziner said, \"We convene today in the shadow of a deeply unsettling trend,\" naming the murders outside a Jewish museum in Washington and the attack in Boulder, Colorado. He and other members offered condolences to victims' families.

Witnesses and members agreed on several priorities but differed on emphasis. Testimony and questioning stressed (1) better information-sharing among federal, state and local agencies, (2) sustained funding for protective grants and prevention programs, and (3) clearer actions to curb online amplification of violent content. James Carafano, a national security expert, urged increased enforcement against material support for violent actors and reinforcement of counterterrorism investigative tools.

The subcommittee did not adopt formal policy or votes during the hearing; members asked witnesses for written follow-up and pledged to pursue recommendations through legislation and appropriations. The hearing record will remain open for follow-up questions, the chair said.

The hearing brought together Jewish communal security organizations, civil-society experts and national-security practitioners to outline options for improving prevention, enforcement and community protection, and committee leaders said they expected further hearings and potential legislative and appropriations actions going forward.","Lawmakers and experts at a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing described a sustained rise in antisemitic harassment and violence after recent attacks in Washington, D.C., and Boulder, Colo., and urged a coordinated federal strategy, funding increases and stronger enforcement to protect Jewish communities.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee hears testimony linking visa overstays, information gaps and material-support enforcement to recent attacks

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Witnesses urge immediate release of nonprofit security grant funds and raise concerns about CP3 staffing

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