Nassau County executive/legislative building closed because of expected violence - Updated

                                                                            

Front of Nassau County Executive building (from wikipedia)


County sources say the Nassau County Executive and Legislative building at 1550 Franklin Ave. in Mineola was closed at 2 p.m. today and employees told to go home because of an announced anti-Israel  rally and protest against Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is Jewish.

It is feared the rally/protest will spur violence in Mineola.

It is also unclear who is sponsoring the event.

Already there are complaints about anti-semitism in one of the flyers about the rally, which put Israeli flags over the eyes of Blakeman and  New York U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, who is also Jewish.

 



Update:

Blakeman issued this statement when asked about the planned protest:

“This is the same crowd of anti-American paid protesters, most of whom don’t live in Nassau County. I am so grateful for the many Muslim leaders that want no part of this crowd,” Blakeman said.

Blakeman has been a strong supporter of Israel in its war against Hamas, the terrorist group that massacred and tortured more than 1,000 Israeli civilians, including babies, mothers and senior citizens, and took 139 hostages, including children.

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