FBI investigations of anti-Jewish hate crimes tripled after Oct. 7, director says

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The number of FBI investigations into anti-Jewish hate crimes tripled in the months after Oct. 7, FBI director Christopher Wray told Jewish leaders on a call Wednesday.

Wray also warned that, amid the Israel-Iran conflict, Iranian proxies could attack targets on American soil.

“For just a few days after the Oct. 7 attack, we’d already seen a rapid uptick in threats to Jewish people in the United States,” Wray said a call with Jewish community security officials and lay leaders.

“Since then, we’ve seen the threat elevated,” he added. “So…