On Thursday, The Austin American Statesman reported that Jewish communities in Central Texas have been targeted with anti-Semitic letters sealed in bags full of rocks.
Several people in Hays County received the anti-Semitic letters, which claimed that COVID-19 is part of the "Jewish" agenda, Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said Sunday.
One letters was headlined "WHY DO 6 JEWISH MEN CONTROL 96% OF THE MEDIA?" and showed pictures of some prominent media executives labeled with Nazi yellow Star of David patches.
Before these emboldened people take their hate to the next level, if you received one of these flyers, please go to the FBI website and fill out the tip form.https://tips.fbi.gov— Judge Ruben Becerra (@Judge Ruben Becerra) 1635740544
According to The Daily Beast, "At least 17 anti-Semitic incidents have been reported to watch groups in Austin in the past 10 days. Austin's Congregation Beth Israel synagogue was set on fire on Sunday night by a man who investigators said was seen carrying a five-gallon container then fleeing the scene in a car."
This also comes as former President Donald Trump is promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, suggesting on a right-wing talk radio program that "Israel literally owned Congress" in the early 2000s.
