California Legislative Jewish Caucus Endorses Diverse Group of Candidates
If elected, these candidates have the potential to significantly increase Jewish Caucus’s presence in Sacramento.
If elected, these candidates have the potential to significantly increase Jewish Caucus’s presence in Sacramento.
Raths lamented that the Palestinians don’t have the same “clout” that the pro-Israel community does in Washington, D.C. “These politicians go where the money is, unfortunately,” the congressional candidate said. “The Jewish community is very well organized in the United States and they control a lot of politicians. That’s why the foreign aid is so large going to Israel.”
The California Democratic Party rejected proposed anti-Israel changes to their platform during a March 6 committee meeting.
Kupfer, 24, was working alone at the Croft House furniture store in Hancock Park on January 13 when she was stabbed to death; her body was found by a customer 20 minutes later. The suspect has been identified by police as Shawn Laval Smith.
The victim has been identified as Brianna Kupfer, according to various local media reports. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) say that she was alone in the store when the suspect attacked her. A customer later found Kupfer and called 911.
Initially, investigators had determined that the fire was not the result of a hate crime. But the subsequent vandalism has muddied that conclusion.