Governor Kathy Hochul Called Out Hate When Senator Andrew Gounardes Didn’t
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul had no problem calling out the antisemitism that happened in Bay Ridge on Sunday around 10:45 am. (See here)
But not one leader in Bay Ridge said anything about it.
Hours after Governor Hochul’s tweet, Senator Andrew Gounardes finally made a statement on Twitter about it. (See here) Why didn’t Gounardes make a statement on Sunday when this hate happened in our community?
** Andrew Gounardes did not share this information to the community on Facebook. This is important to note because on Twitter, Gounardes plays politics with other Democrats. A lot of our community is on Facebook, but Gounardes did not share this incident of hate on either page he has on Facebook.
Yesterday, the NYPD shared a video of the perp. Why didn’t Senator Gounardes share the video from the NYPD? Other Brooklyn representatives had no problem sharing this. (See here) *Update: Gounardes retweeted the NYPD’s post with no message.
UPDATE: The Anti-Defamation League has offered $5000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people responsible for this act. (Source) If you know anything, you can report it here. Senator Gounardes and other politicians did not share this information as of 12/29.
Senator Gounardes has not been good at calling out hate. Gounardes was silent when this video went viral. Many people shared it with him on social media and he didn’t say anything. (See here)
Brannan didn’t make a statement on Sunday either (or before Governor Hochul on Monday). Brannan’s tweet is very general and doesn’t say that the hate happened in his community.
Brannan also did not share this incident to the community on Facebook – this is important. Update: On 12/28, Brannan shared this. He did not share that The Anti-Defamation League offered $5000. (Source)
On Sunday, December 26th, Councilman Brannan posted a strange tweet. While he only won by a small margin, he should know this language isn’t appropriate.
Even former congressman Max Rose posted a message yesterday before Senator Gounardes and Councilman Brannan yesterday.
Rose was Congressman when the “Death to America. Death to Israel video in Bay Ridge was made (See here). Rose was silent with the other politicians.
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Hugs,
marlene
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