After uproar, NY State Sen. Julia Salazar fires staffer who endorsed Hamas attack
“I don’t condemn Hamas, I condemn Israel," Salazar's communications and policy director, Sarah Campbell, had written in a now-deleted post on X.
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NY State Sen. Julia Salazar distances herself from staffers’ endorsement of Hamas attack
Salazar did not indicate that she would reprimand either of them and, on Saturday, condemned reporting on the posts as a “cynical hit piece.”
Jewish NYC lawmaker Inna Vernikov cleared of criminal charge after bringing ‘inoperable’ gun to pro-Palestinian protest
Vernikov was arrested on Oct. 13 after images on social media showed her appearing at a Brooklyn protest with the weapon in her waistband.
