Tag: Governor
Abbas fires 13 PA governors
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree removing 13 of his 16 regional governors from their posts, the P.A.'s Wafa news agency reported on Thursday.
In Judea and Samaria, Abbas ordered the forced retirement of the...
DeSantis campaign fires staffer for video featuring Nazi symbol
The campaign of Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis fired Nate Hochman, a former writer for National Review, after the speechwriter retweeted a video he had created featuring the Florida governor dissolving into a rotating Sonnenrad.
The...
Massachusetts adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker issued a proclamation endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of anti-Semitism.
The administration also released on Feb. 18 its 2020 Massachusetts Hate Crimes Report, compiled from data submitted by law-enforcement agencies...
New Jersey law enshrines security funding for faith-based organizations, houses of worship
Jewish groups are praising Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey after he made permanent a nonprofit security grant program that provides security funding to faith-based organizations.
“With hate crimes on the rise, we must do...
Days after inauguration, Virginia Gov. Youngkin OKs commission on anti-Semitism
Just hours after his inauguration as the new governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order on Saturday establishing a commission to combat anti-Semitism.
According to the text of Executive Order,...
New York man threatens to run over Jews, local district attorney considers criminal charges
A resident of Rockland County, N.Y., may face criminal charges after making anti-Semitic remarks and appearing to threaten Jewish residents last week during a village board meeting.
During the Nov. 10 meeting of the Town...
New York governor signs law prohibiting hate symbols on public property
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill on Tuesday that bans municipal corporations, such as fire and police departments and school districts, from selling or displaying hate symbols.
The banned symbols include, but are not limited...
New York boosts funding to secure communities against hate crimes, anti-Semitism
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday to announce an increase in state funding to help secure communities against hate crimes.
“This place is a stark...
Why Cuomo will resign: He endorsed the investigation that found him guilty
Five months ago, with his back to the wall and facing calls from his own allies to resign, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had a ready answer to the accusations of sexual misconduct that...
In bipartisan vote, Texas adopts IHRA definition to define anti-Jewish acts
With the support of its governor and state legislators, Texas has become the first U.S. state to fully utilize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism to interpret anti-Jewish acts.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott...