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.