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The New York City mayor, who is a harsh and frequent critic of Israel, also wove his plans on affordability and to fight U.S. immigration policy into his telling of the holiday story.
“I don’t put much stock in the rumors,” a Chabad spokesman told JNS. “They simply don’t make political sense.”
The Long Beach man “also discussed conducting operations for ISIS in the United States,” prosecutors said.
The 18-year-old said he would use knives and hammers to “do jihad soon,” according to prosecutors.
“We cannot become numb to this,” said Mark Treyger, of the JCRC-NY.
The Burlington council separately voted in favor of a measure promoting “restorative community dialogue sessions” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“Israel will not hesitate to act to defend itself and to ensure that history does not repeat itself,” Ofir Akunis, the Israeli consul general in New York, stated.
“This attack is illustrative of broader lack of civility, increased polarization and rising violence in American political life,” the American Jewish Committee stated.
Vijay Iyer’s appointment “suggests that those who write fairly about Israel will be marginalized,” Daniel Mariaschin, of B’nai B’rith, told JNS.
“This is about upholding our commitment to maintaining combat-ready airmen and the disciplined execution required to keep airpower available when and where it’s needed,” Lt. Gen. Derek France said.
“When parents have access to a range of educational options, students are more likely to thrive in and out of the classroom,” Rep. Tim Walberg stated.
“Jewish ideas are central to the foundations of Western culture and the American constitutional order,” a senior university official stated.
Daniel Kelley, of the ADL, told JNS that when technology companies started investing in the problem of antisemitism on social media, “they were doing it after the horse had left the barn in many respects.”
