According to witnesses, the 28-year-old man, “a local resident, walked around the synagogue in a very suspicious manner,” Hochul said. He allegedly “fired shots while using threatening language” outside the house of worship, it said. According to the Times Union medium, he said “Palestine free.”
“The safety of Jews in New York is non-negotiable. Any anti-Semitic act is unacceptable,” the governor emphasized. The American state rejects “hatred, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia”.