Cuomo Says Anti-Semitism & Hate Crimes Have Divided America

Edited by: TJVNews.com
At an event geared towards promoting tourism in the Adirondack mountains on Sunday, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said at Saranac Lake that the United States is more divided than it has ever been and pointed to the recent spate of anti-Semitic attacks that have rocked the state,
“I don’t think it has anything to do with New York. I think it’s a national phenomenon,” he said. “You have seen more divisiveness across this country than you have seen.”
The New York Post reported that Cuomo spoke of the dozens of anti-Semitic attacks that have taken place in the last several months, which included a horrific stabbing at a rabbi’s home in Monsey on the seventh day of Chanukah. He also mentioned that a significant uptick in hate crimes has gripped the country, with no end in sight.
He called the clashes over race, religion, immigration status and sexual orientation “the greatest threat the nation has ever faced” and “a cancer within the body politic,” according to the Post report.
On December 26th, the Post reported that New York City has been rocked by at least four attacks over a 30-hour period that are now being investigated as anti-Semitic hate crimes — including one against two little boys in Williamsburg, cops said
On December 28th, Cuomo issued the following statement, “I am completely disgusted to learn of the attack on three members of our Jewish community in Brooklyn on Friday – the 6th anti-Semitic incident in New York City just this week. This recent spate of hate-fueled crimes is even more disturbing as they occurred during the Hanukkah holiday, a time when Jewish New Yorkers gather to celebrate.
“The cowards responsible for these despicable attacks are trying to inject fear into our Jewish communities, but New Yorkers will always band together and categorically reject anti-Semitism whenever it rears its ugly head. New York will continue to light the way for hope and acceptance, especially in the darkest of times, and we will be more united than ever before.”
He added that, ” “Anti-Semitism, bigotry and hate of any kind are repugnant to our values and will not be tolerated in our state. We condemn this attack and all attacks against members of the Jewish community in New York — an attack against one of us is an attack against all of us. Together we will continue fighting hate and intolerance with love and inclusion.”