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DOJ Targets Antisemitism, Labels Disruptive Groups Domestic Terrorists

2/11/2026

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The Department of Justice, led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, will intensify efforts to combat antisemitism and protect religious worship.
Dhillon announced plans to dismantle groups that disrupt synagogue protests, labeling their actions as domestic terrorism.
The department will apply the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) to these cases and pursue federal hate crime prosecutions related to violent antisemitic attacks.

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The Department of Justice, led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, will intensify efforts to combat antisemitism and protect religious worship.
Dhillon announced plans to dismantle groups that disrupt synagogue protests, labeling their actions as domestic terrorism.
The department will apply the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) to these cases and pursue federal hate crime prosecutions related to violent antisemitic attacks.