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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, May 5, 2020. Credit: Flash90.

Abbas fires 13 PA governors

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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...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses a conference in Israel organized by “The Jerusalem Post” and the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance, April 27, 2023. Credit: TPS.

DeSantis campaign fires staffer for video featuring Nazi symbol

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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...
The Massachusetts State House in Boston. Credit: f11photo/Shutterstock.

Massachusetts adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

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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 Gov. Phil Murphy. Credit: DW labs Incorporated/Shutterstock.

New Jersey law enshrines security funding for faith-based organizations, houses of worship

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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...
The inauguration of Glenn Youngkin as governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Jan. 15, 2022. Source: Screenshot.

Days after inauguration, Virginia Gov. Youngkin OKs commission on anti-Semitism

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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 state resident Nick Colella spoke at a town council meeting in Haverstraw, N.Y., where he threatened to run over Jews, Nov. 10, 2021. Source: Screenshot.

New York man threatens to run over Jews, local district attorney considers criminal charges

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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 Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a “Westchester Stands United Against Anti-Semitism and Hate” rally at the Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester, N.Y., June 7, 2021. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock.

New York governor signs law prohibiting hate symbols on public property

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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 Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a “Westchester Stands United Against Anti-Semitism and Hate” rally at the Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock.

New York boosts funding to secure communities against hate crimes, anti-Semitism

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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...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Delta News Hub.

Why Cuomo will resign: He endorsed the investigation that found him guilty

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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...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott with state legislators after the signing of measure of HB3257 that establishes a Texas Holocaust, Genocide and Anti-Semitism Advisory Commission in Austin on June 16, 2021. Source: Screenshot.

In bipartisan vote, Texas adopts IHRA definition to define anti-Jewish acts

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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...