U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling for the FBI and Department of Homeland Security to collaborate with local law enforcement to prevent hate crime incidents that have been spurred by the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
Gillibrand held a press conference on Tuesday morning, which she announced as being focused on preventing anti-semitic attacks and harassment, though the Senator acknowledged that Islamophobic incidents have also spiked in the U.S. since the conflict flared up on Oct. 7.
