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After the horrific massacre of innocents at the hands of not one, but two mass shooters last week, the nation had the opportunity to use the moment to come together. One shooting was by a white supremacist, the other by an Antifa-supporting socialist. While there is still a deep divide on how to address the problem, everyone should have banded together to universally condemn white supremacy and Antifa violence. That didn’t happen because there are too many who are willing to stand on the graves of the dead to score political points against President Trump.

It’s a tough job, and perhaps getting tougher, to be a public advocate for Israel. Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Israel Consul General of New York Ofir Akunis invited The Jewish Link once again to visit him in his Manhattan offices, and shared updates on his advocacy and projects in motion. Akunis not only is Israel’s top representative for New York and New Jersey, but also Pennsylvania, Delaware and Ohio.

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, State Department, and Other Related Programs, announced that she sent a bipartisan letter urging the President to nominate a qualified Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.

Amidst growing interest in the United States surrounding the upcoming presidential election, Pete Hegseth, increasingly well-known as one of the rising stars in American conservative media, participated in a week-long factfinding mission to Israel. Organized by the American Friends of Ateret Cohanim under Dr. Joe Frager, Dr. Paul Brody, and Odeleya Jacobs, the visit gave the media personality the chance to better understand many of the issues facing Israel. Also in Israel with the delegation was fellow Fox News political affairs analyst and commentator Lisa Daftari.

Some local results below

Two massive screens shared the news at the Nassau County Democrats’ election evening watch party in Garden City, the national results in which former president Donald Trump gained an insurmountable lead over party headliner Kamala Harris, and Senate seats in which Republicans secured the majority. As expected, New York’s electoral votes went to Harris, but that was hardly worth cheering as many in the crowd felt how their county, and particularly the race for New York’s Fourth Congressional District, served as a microcosm for the nation.