New York’s Ties to Israel Bring the Gaza War Home
Even as experts warn of mass ethnic cleansing in Gaza, New York politicians have remained unwavering in their support for Israel since the Hamas attack. They’ve been less vocal about their state’s ties to the occupation of Palestine.
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![Governor Kathy Hochul, in a bulletproof vest reading "STATE POLICE," walks with Israeli hosts in Kfar Aza.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/UgxNBEEpcdRV0ldDMy3hjUrt-zurI75lMRojLsXNizk/w:820/h:595/rt:fill/g:fp:0.3288:0.3728/q:90/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9ob2NodWwta2Zhci1hemEuanBn.jpg)
“Israel has to retaliate and has to go in and destroy Hamas.”
![Two on a platform fly Palestinian flags and hold a megaphone in Times Square.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/--biMvymfdw-c62-riqvD0RZxmV1ONJOygn-_c1n_xU/w:820/h:546/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy8xMC4xMy1yYWxseS5qcGc.jpg)
“We are complicit in what is going on.”
![Protesters hold signs reading "SAVE ISRAEL" and "YOU ARE GOING DOWN TERRORISTS" and fly Israeli flags behind NYPD gates.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/vGrvvc1NUfS3OJvkunx8gRCq5yhtZ5Cyc-1-sc2kWtI/w:820/h:546/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9jb3VudGVyLXByb3Rlc3RlcnMuanBn.jpg)
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![Masked figure holds a sign reading "It is right to resist genocide."](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/ItG8DDGdt8vuZiIJknyiFaoaGtEcazsjHwddSJKoIfM/w:820/h:546/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy8xMC4xMy1yYWxseS0yLmpwZw.jpg)
New York politicians are “bringing the war home from the Middle East.”
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