The police have arrested a suspect in the arson. There is no information on motive yet. Suspect arrested in arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence as family slept inside https://nypost.com/2025/04/13/us-news/pennsylvania-gov-josh-shapiro-arson-suspect-arrested/ Some people on social media and a couple of news outlets are speculating the arson may be due to Cody Balmer being upset over a property auction related to a mortgage foreclosure in Harrisburg (the state capital city).
As expected, the attacker is an antisemitic nutcase who wants to kill Jews. PennLive: Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania governor’s home targeted the governor for his views on war in Gaza, warrant says https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/us/cody-balmer-search-warrant-shapiro-arson-motive?cid=ios_app
I think that Cornell will be up next to learn a harsh lesson from the Trump administration. Cornell blasted for inviting ‘vile Jew-hater’ Kehlani to perform on campus – as school defends move: ‘Profoundly alienating’ https://nypost.com/2025/04/20/us-news/cornell-ripped-for-inviting-kehlani-to-perform-on-campus/
Some follow-up. The performer who continually spews vile anti-semitic hate will not be performing at Cornell. Cornell University yanks anti-Israel performer Kehlani from end-of-year concert after wave of backlash https://nypost.com/2025/04/23/us-ne...ael-performer-kehlani-after-wave-of-backlash/
It is long overdue for the federal authorities to show up to Yale and perform some arrests & deportations. Jews cannot walk across campus without being harassed and intimidated. "When the demonstrators saw him roaming the grounds, he said they called out instructions to form a human chain and bar his way". https://www.foxnews.com/media/yale-...nstrators-refuse-let-them-walk-through-campus
Some of these acts are anti-semitic, but criticism of Israel by itself is not necessarily anti-semitic.
Deliberately blocking Jews from accessing campus by using a "human chain" is both anti-semitic and a federal crime.
Columbia University students cancel plans for one-way tickets to El Salvador this week. Columbia protesters are a no-show after plans for new encampments were revealed A group was expected to demonstrate against the war in Gaza by setting up the first campus encampment since students took over a university building last spring. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/columbia-protesters-encampments-rcna202752
The university layoffs are coming as they lose their federal grant and alumni money for allowing Hamas-funded protestors to march around campus threatening Jews. The harsh lesson is hitting home. Columbia University lays off around 180 staff after Trump administration revokes grants Ivy League school recently lost $400M in federal funding over antisemitism concerns https://www.foxnews.com/politics/co...aff-after-trump-administration-revokes-grants
The harsh lesson is trump who never gave a shit about Jews except in his own family now is putting anti Semitic at the forefront like it is a major national issue and telling private universities what to do and what to say. If Jews felt threatened or harassed they can sue or report it to outside authorities, the president has no role in mandating speech rules or policies except in dictatorships. Your being hypocritical here while claiming trump is being a dictator but then fine with this. You either raise your hand for the full zig heil or you dont... there is no middle ground.