Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid (L) and political strategist Mark Mellman in the Knesset before the swearing in of Israel s 36th government, June 13, 2021. (Yesh Atid)
American communications and strategic adviser Mark Mellman was alone at his Washington DC home on June 2 when the news broke in Ramat Gan, Israel.
From the sixth floor of the Kfar Maccabiah Hotel at around 11 p.m. local time, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid had called then-president Reuven Rivlin and informed him that they had succeeded in forming a government. A photo of the two signing a coalition agreement with Mansour Abbas, head of an Islamist party called Ra’am, and a clip of the two of them talking to the president on the phone soon surfaced on Twitter.
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The state Commission on Crime and Delinquency will provide a Chester County Jewish congregation funds to improve security. (Shutterstock)
WEST CHESTER, PA The state Commission on Crime and Delinquency will provide a Chester County Jewish congregation funds to improve security.
State Rep. Christina Sappey (D-158th), some of whose constituents attend Kesher Israel Congregation said, Unfortunately, this state is no stranger to hate crimes and religious violence. We have to give these places of worship every line of defense they need to feel safe and secure during their time of prayer.
State Rep. Dianne Herrin (D-156th) announced this week that $23,000 in Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency grants has been approved for Kesher Israel Congregation of Chester County from the Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program.