Glenn Youngkin blasts Virginia arts event canceling Hanukkah celebration:
'Absurd and antisemitic'






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ICYMI: Governor Glenn Youngkin responded yesterday to reports that a local
Hanukkah celebration in Virginia was canceled by event organizers over Israel’s
war against Hamas terrorists.



“Singling out the Jewish community by canceling this Hanukkah celebration is
absurd and antisemitic,” Youngkin said
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organizers should immediately reconsider their actions and move forward with
the menorah lighting.”



Fox News reported
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that “LoveLight Placemaking, the nonprofit that runs Williamsburg, Virginia's
2nd Sundays Art and Music Festival, canceled a scheduled menorah lighting
featuring a local rabbi, citing Israel's war against the Palestinian terrorist
organization Hamas.”



As the Associated Press notes
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, Glenn Youngkin “has been outspoken in his support of Israel since Hamas’
bloody Oct. 7 rampage.”



In the wake of the tragic terrorist attacks in Israel in October, Youngkin
sent an unequivocal message: We stand with Israel and the Jewish community.



“This is a moment for us to come together as Virginians and condemn
wholeheartedly what we have seen as truly barbaric acts and understand the deep
root of antisemitism and hate at work here, and to stand with Israel,” Youngkin
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leaders in Virginia following the attack.



Youngkin called on
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the Biden Administration to project American strength by standing
unequivocally with Israel.



And Youngkin issued an executive order
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to combat antisemitism and other forms of anti-religious hatred in Virginia,
stating that “hatred, intolerance, and antisemitism have no place in Virginia.”



Governor Youngkin will always stand with the Jewish community against
antisemitism and always stand with Israel in their war against Hamas terrorists.



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