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Board Condemns Antisemitism After Multiple Public Comments; Urges Reporting and Safety Measures
Summary
Several residents reported local antisemitic incidents and concerns about public safety. The board reiterated a zero-tolerance stance on hate, encouraged reporting to police, and said foreign policy disputes should not be a vehicle for threats or violence.
Multiple speakers used the public-comment period Oct. 18 to describe antisemitic incidents and a climate of fear in Arlington. David Bernstein, Steven Grutman and others described harassment, threats and violent acts they said were linked to anti-Israel sentiment and called for firm responses from local leaders.
"This is not merely hypothetical," David Bernstein…
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