"If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo . there would be no Canada the next day," the Democratic governor of New York said in an analogy about Israel.
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At a press conference held on Friday, spokespersons from various advocacy groups in the country also raised concerns about the potential rise in hate incidents targeting Arab and Muslim Americans.