US EditionMAN SETS FIRE TO PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR'S MANSION
- An alleged arsonist attacked Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's residence on April 13.
- Authorities identified Cory Balmer as the accused man who allegedly harbored hatred.
- Balmer allegedly broke in and ignited gasoline bottles causing residence damage.
- Balmer told 911 operators he targeted the governor for his Gaza war views.
- Authorities charged Balmer with attempted homicide and are assessing bias motives.
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Passover attack on a governor's mansion defied the narrative surrounding Trump's America
The Jewish Angle with Phoebe Maltz Bovy premieres this week—a conversation with The Forward columnist and Bad Jews author Emily Tamkin about issues covered in this column and more. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. If a governor’s mansion burns in the forest and nobody notices, did it really happen? The biggest Jewish story in North America at the moment is, to my mind, the rather gruesome attempted assassination on April 13 of Pennsylva…
Israeli President Herzog calls Gov. Shapiro after arson attack on Pa. governor’s mansion
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Sunday, a week after an arsonist motivated by anti-Israel animus set the governor’s mansion on fire. Herzog expressed solidarity with Shapiro after the attack, which took place hours after the governor hosted a Passover Seder. Shapiro told Herzog he greatly appreciated the call, a spokesperson for the president told Jewish Insider. The man who set fire to the governors mansi…
The Times of Northwest Indiana
MAN SETS FIRE TO PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR'S MANSION
Authorities investigate an overnight fire last Sunday at the governor's official residence in Harrisburg, pa. a man scaled a security fence and broke into the mansion, where he set a fire that left significant damage and forced Gov. Josh Shapiro,…
Police seek motive for arson at Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence as suspect’s 911 call is released
HARRISBURG (AP) — The district attorney prosecuting a man accused of setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence said Friday that investigators are assessing whether religious or political bias could explain why he expressed “hatred” for the Democratic leader. Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said authorities are trying to flesh out a statement by police in the arrest affidavit that Cody Balmer “admitted to ha…
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