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New Jersey’s density and diversity means people are just about always stepping in the other guy’s shoes.
That was how Phil Murphy put it Thursday afternoon in talking about how tensions emanating from Hamas’ terrorist attack in Israel can possibly filter down to New Jersey.
Noting that the state has large Jewish and Palestinian communities, the governor said both groups have “historically lived side by side in peace.”
But just in case, the governor said the state has stepped up security at schools, day care centers and Jewish houses of worship. Still, he said there have been no specific threats.
“And I hope it stays that way,” he said.
Murphy did point out that anti-Semitism has been increasing in the state and nation. Left unsaid was the likelihood it may rise even higher now that Israel is involved in a war with Hamas.
The governor also said there is a possibility of the state chartering planes to help evacuate New Jersey residents who may be in Israel. But he said it looks like the U.S. State Department may do that itself.
Murphy, like many political leaders, has strongly condemned last Saturday’s attack, pointing out that flags across the state are at half mast in respect for Israelis who were killed.
Governors do not make foreign policy, but that didn’t stop the governor from offering an observation.
He said of Hamas, “They need to be eliminated … literally eliminated.”‘
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