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NYPD Boosts Security at Jewish Sites in NYC
- On Wednesday evening, two employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were fatally shot as they were leaving an event at a Jewish museum.
- The victims were leaving a Jewish museum event when Elias Rodriguez, a 30-year-old man from Chicago, carried out the shooting and was detained shortly after.
- In response, the leadership of New York City, including Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, directed the NYPD to enhance security measures at Jewish locations by deploying heavily armed officers and specialized counterterrorism units.
- Officials emphasized no credible threat exists in New York, but Tisch stated the goal is to protect the community and prevent fear, urging vigilance and reporting suspicious activity.
- The attack drew strong condemnation from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who called it a horrific antisemitic act and announced increased global security measures for Israeli missions.
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NYC sending ‘heavy weapons teams’ to Jewish sites after attack in DC
There are no known threats to Jewish institutions in the city, but the New York City Police Department is “surging counterterrorism officers in critical response commands out of an overabundance of caution,” Mayor Eric Adams said. By Vita Fellig, JNS New York City officials and religious leaders gathered at an interfaith vigil on Thursday afternoon in Lower Manhattan to mourn Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, Israeli embassy staffers …
NYPD boosts security at Jewish sites in NYC
NEW YORK -- NYPD security is heightened at Jewish and Israeli sites around the city after two employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., were gunned down. Sarah Milgrim, 26, and Yaron Lischinsky, 30, were about to get engaged, according to the Israeli ambassador. The couple, who worked at the embassy, were at an event at the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening when a gunman opened fire on them while the couple was standing in …
Washington DC increases security at faith-based institutions in wake of antisemitic shooting
Other major U.S. cities are also increasing their security at religious institutions and Israeli consulates in the wake of the tragedy, including New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami.
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