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Friday, October 13, 2023
Vol. 11, No. 41
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Pledging support to Israel Community comes together in face of Hamas’ barbarous terrorist assault on residents BY C A M E RY N O A K ES
PHOTO BY CAMERYN OAKES
Israel emissaries stand united during the rally in support for Israel at the Sid Jacobson JCC Monday afternoon.
Lirin Goshen woke up in her home in Israel at 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning to the sounds of alarms. With air strikes quite common, Goshen said she and her family were not unnerved and went to take shelter. “It’s scary, but we are so used to it,” Goshen said. But then, Goshen said, they turned on the television and saw a “nightmare” as the reality of the situation set in. “It’s a horror movie,” Goshen said. Early Saturday morning, the conflict between Israel and Palestine reached a new pitched level when Hamas, an Iran-funded terrorist group that controls Gaza, launched a surprise attack, storming Israeli towns across the border. The attack has resulted in the deaths of nearly 1,000 Israelis and 900 Palestinians, with about 150 civilians abducted in mass kidnappings, including a small number of Americans, according to news reports Tuesday. Goshen shared her story via livestream at a community gather-
ing Monday afternoon hosted by the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center, where she formerly served as its director for the Center for Israel. The gathering was held to show support for Israel, with a diverse array of community members speaking to share their support. Hundreds filled the seats of the auditorium, with many having to stand in the aisles, against the wallsand in the hallways. Goshen said the news left her and her family in shock, seeing images of people murdered in the streets and the lack of security presence from the Israeli Defense Force, which did not anticipate the attack. Israel formally declared war on Hamas Sunday and by Tuesday had “more or less” secured the border, according to the Israel Defense Forces, amid fierce attacks by both sides. Approximately 11 Americans were reported to have been killed, President Joseph Biden said Monday. Thousands have been wounded. Goshen said that in the days after the attack, the nightmare has continued for her and her family. Goshen lives in what she called a Continued on Page 47
Feds charge Santos with 10 more counts BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y U.S. Rep. George Santos was charged with 10 new criminal counts Tuesday evening in a superseding indictment filed in federal court alleging he stole the identities and credit card information of his campaign donors.
Santos,35, pleaded not guilty in May to a 13-count indictment that charged him with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to Congress. If convicted of the top charges, Santos could
face up to 20 years in prison. The 10 new charges Santos is accused of included one count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, two counts of wire fraud, two counts of lying to the Federal Election Commission, two counts of falsifying records, two counts of aggravated identify theft and one count of device fraud. Tuesday’s charges against Santos come days after his ex-treasurer Nancy Marks pleaded guilty to conspiring with Santos to commit wire fraud, make materially false statements, obstruct the administration of the Federal Election Commis-
sion and commit aggravated identity theft. Santos told reporters in Washington he had not checked his phone yet and that he has no comment on the indictments, according to multiple reports. Efforts to reach Santos’ lawyer, Joseph Murray, were unavailing. Prosecutors allege Santos filed fraudulent reports with the FEC and repeatedly charged credit cards of his campaign donors without their authorization. “Santos falsely inflated the campaign’s reported receipts with nonexistent loans and contributions that
were either fabricated or stolen” U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement. “This Office will relentlessly pursue criminal charges against anyone who uses the electoral process as an opportunity to defraud the public and our government institutions.” Santos, who was first elected to represent the state’s 3rd Congressional District in 2020, was exposed by the New York Times and other media outlets earlier this year for his fraudulent resume. If Santos–who has repeatedly refused to step down–were to resign and vacate his seat, a special election Continued on Page 46