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The embassy “is working on evacuation flights and cruise ship departures,” stated Mike Huckabee, Washington’s ambassador to Jerusalem.
A 26-year-old man faces up to two years in prison for allegedly sending “more than 10” threatening text messages.
The anti-Israel state representative, who is running for New York City mayor, opted to “sanitize ‘globalize the intifada’” in a way that is “especially offensive to survivors,” the museum said.
The letters “contain references to Gaza, Israel or events in which Jewish people were killed or otherwise attacked,” the Justice Department stated.
Several days ahead of the June 24 Democratic primary, the former governor leads Zohran Mamdani, an anti-Israel state rep, 43% to 30%.
Foggy Bottom said it is forming a Middle East task force but isn’t ready to announce potential evacuation plans.
The move comes as the American president weighs getting involved in Israel’s military action by deploying B-2 stealth bombers.
“He will no longer be on the joint staff while the matter is being investigated,” a Pentagon official told JNS of Col. Nathan McCormack.
“This is classic antisemitism, and history proves that there is no greater danger to the continuity of a civilization,” said Rabbi Yaakov Menken.
Brad Lander, also a Democratic mayoral candidate, “was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE,” a campaign spokesperson told JNS. “We are monitoring the situation closely.”
He also announced an intelligence and military update regarding aerial control of the region’s skies.
“If this is what he’s publicly sharing, who knows what he’s saying behind closed doors,” a Pentagon contractor, who has interacted with Col. Nathan McCormack, told JNS.
