RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive directive Tuesday aimed at combatting antisemitism and other forms of anti-religious hatred in Virginia amidinstructs law enforcement to “increase information exchange and resource coordination on potential antisemitic acts” through a specialized situation room, Youngkin’s office said in a news release.
It directs also the Virginia Fusion Center, a partnership between state police and Virginia emergency management officials, to run at a “heightened state of alert.” It asks the Department of Criminal Justice Services to expedite the disbursement of grant money available to individuals or institutions “confronting threats on the basis of their religious beliefs or ethnicity” to support safety and security initiatives.
It asks Virginia’s higher education institutions to submit updated comprehensive safety plans and instructs school divisions to promote safety resources.Fletcher gets 11-yard TD run in OT; Miami holds off Virginia 29-26“Hatred, intolerance, and antisemitism have no place in Virginia. As Governor, the safety and security of all Virginians is my paramount concern,” Youngkin said in a statement.
He discussed the order in an interview on CBS Mornings, saying the directive was in response to “a massive increase in antisemitic threats” around the state, as well as out of concern for members of the Muslim community. His order cited reports of antisemitic slogans during street protests in Richmond, reports of a man removing fliers on Virginia Commonwealth University’s campus that depicted Israelis who had been kidnapped, and“I had a family come up to me at a recent gathering, a Jewish family, saying that they were afraid for their children, Youngkin said. Right now, he said, “is an important moment for us to stand strong against hate, to remind everyone that there is no room for hate in Virginia or America.
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