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Sam Markstein, of the Republican Jewish Coalition, told JNS that Mamdani’s first veto as mayor “serves to accommodate vile antisemitic protests comes as no surprise.”
The Block the Bombs Act would require congressional approval to transfer a variety of weapons systems to Jerusalem.
“I want to be clear that I am not accusing Israel of genocide,” House Minority Whip Katherine Clark told JNS.
David Bernstein, of the North American Values Institute, told JNS that the statement is “heartening” but also a missed opportunity, as it neglects to decry diversity programs.
The mayoral candidate and former president reportedly “discussed the importance of giving people hope in a dark time.”
“We will find new leadership for this community garden, so that all New Yorkers can continue to benefit from this public space,” Eric Adams told JNS.
“We must counter the darkness and hate with education and light,” said Rabbi Moishy Kalmenson of Chabad Rockwall in Texas.
The antisemitism is “so barely disguised that it’s visible to even the most casual observer,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, of the Anti-Defamation League.
Washington pulled funding for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon over its “abject failure” to contain Hezbollah.
The department told JNS that it used tags like “USSR” even though “the USSR does not exist anymore.”
The hate crime included burning cars and writing “death to the IDF” on the street, according to the Clayton Police Department in Missouri.
“The egregious conduct of this defendant stands in direct violation of our core values and must be confronted with the full force of the law,” per the U.S. Justice Department.
“We would like to remind parents to discuss with their children the dangers of engaging with strangers online,” the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department stated.
