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New York City Police Department data suggested 39 hate crimes in the city from April 1 to 26. In April 2025, there were 76 hate crimes recorded.
Trump says U.S. will guide neutral ships out of Strait of Hormuz in humanitarian move, warns any interference will be met with force.
The mission denounced the destruction of an Israeli flag at a May Day demonstration and urged officials to condemn the act and pursue legal action.
The search is on-going, U.S. Africa Command said.
“It is a great honor to welcome home a New Yorker who fought and died for our country, and the freedom and rights we have today,” said New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“Those responsible must be found and investigated before words turn into action,” the Combat Antisemitism Movement said.
“It’s a possibility that could happen, certainly,” the president told reporters.
“The secretary of state has determined and provided detailed justification that an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale to Israel,” the U.S. State Department said.
Sen. Maria Cantwell cited an “alarming rise in attacks against the Jewish community here in Seattle and in Europe.”
“I was accosted by a group of several individuals in the hall, among them students and non-students,” Michael Kotlikoff stated.
“The CMCC will continue to be mission critical to our efforts,” the international body led by President Trump said.
The U.S. Defense Department estimates that Tehran has lost almost $5 billion due to the blockade.
“They want to make a deal, but I don’t. I’m not satisfied with it, so we’ll see what happens,” the president told reporters.