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“Upholding the integrity of our elections, and the right of American citizens to determine the outcome, is non-negotiable,” stated David Metcalf, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. “Our democracy depends on it.”
The White House said that the first lady and her representative “worked directly with Russian and Ukrainian leadership to define the terms of the localized ceasefire.”
“I will use the criminal and civil authorities of the attorney general’s office to protect Jewish New Yorkers,” Saritha Komatireddy told JNS.
“You’ve got to win Pennsylvania to win the presidency. Presumably, if you can win Pennsylvania, you can win Wisconsin and Michigan as well,” Berwood Yost, director of the Franklin & Marshall College poll, told JNS.
The Nassau County executive addressed about 350 people at Manhattan’s Temple Emanu-El, pledging to use the governor’s powers to oppose policies he says threaten Jewish safety.
“This political environment could discourage congressional committee staff and federal agency personnel from pursuing investigations or enforcement actions involving antisemitism,” Karen Paikin Barall of the Brandeis Center told JNS.
“We urge Congress to make the district fully accountable for its decisions and provide real consequences that lead to actionable change,” Tali Klima of the Bay Area Jewish Coalition told JNS.
Police are investigating ongoing direct threats against Tammy Caputi, a Jewish candidate for the Arizona state House.
The Nassau County Police Department told JNS that Bruce Blakeman released a statement about a fire at the Young Israel of West Hempstead, but instead of providing that, a Blakeman rep asked JNS to name the police spokesman.
The presumptive next representative of New York’s 12th Congressional District spoke with reporters after being detained by the Israeli military for harvesting olives without permission.
“They get social credit within their political bases in terms of talking about settler violence and and taking up the side of the Palestinians on issues between them and Israel,” Rafael Mangual of the Manhattan Institute told JNS.
“Our mission and strategy remain the same,” AIPAC spokeswoman Deryn Sousa told JNS.
