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The Nonprofit Security Grant Program “makes it possible for schools and synagogues to harden physical security, and hire and train private security guards,” said Nathan Diament of the OU Advocacy Center.
The police department said it was increasing patrols “around houses of worship and associated schools, as well as cultural centers across the city.”
The measure criticizes the Iran war and encourages educators to participate in “mass resistance training” on May Day.
The mayor said he thinks of the “indignities that many New Yorkers face, but that Muslims are expected to face in silence.”
The expletive-ridden, 11-second message refers to him as a Jew who “thinks they own the world” and expresses hope that an Arab jumps out of the bushes and beheads him.
“Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today,” the American president wrote on Truth Social.
“A synagogue is meant to be a sanctuary—a place of prayer, learning and community,” the Union for Reform Judaism said.
“We know there’s evil in the world, and we know they only have to get it right once, and sometimes they do,” the Oakland County sheriff said.
The military says that the crash was not caused by hostile or friendly fire.
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain have insisted on maintaining a policy of absolute military passivity.
The White House said that “ABC News” should correct its story, which didn’t note the “unverified” nature of the alert.
FBI director Kash Patel said that the bureau is probing the attack, in which one was killed and two were wounded, as an act of terrorism.
