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| Charity run by wife of pro-Israel US senator defaced with ‘genocide’ slogan |
| 2025-04-06 |
Ugh. Someone drove in from out of town, just to politicize an apolitical gift to the poor. [IsraelTimes] John Fetterman says wife Gisele ‘shouldn’t have to put up with’ the vandalism that he’s grown accustomed to since Oct. 7, as Jewish groups slam ‘baseless and malicious act’Several Jewish groups condemned an anti-Israel message placed by vandals on the exterior of a charity shop run by Gisele Barreto Fetterman, wife of pro-Israel Democratic Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania. A sheet draped over Barreto Fetterman’s Free Store in Braddock, Pennsylvania, read “Genocide John, Genocide Gisele, Blood on your hands,” according to a social media post by John Fetterman on Thursday. A coalition of Jewish groups, including several Jewish federations in the state, called the act “inappropriate and counterproductive.” John Fetterman is among the most outspoken Democratic supporters of Israel in the US Senate. He and Gisele recently traveled to the country, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted him a silver-plated pager as an homage to an anti-Hezbollah military operation last year. Fetterman’s stance has made him a frequent target of protests, but until this week, he tweeted, they had focused on his home and workplace. Braddock, where John Fetterman served as mayor for more than a decade, is a low-income post-industrial town, and Gisele’s store aims to help area residents by distributing surplus goods at no cost. It is housed in a brightly painted shipping container. The store’s website and social media feeds have not mentioned Israel or the conflict dating back at least to October 7, 2023, when Hamas stormed southern Israel to kill some 1,200 people and take 251 hostages, sparking the war in Gaza. “People defaced the FreeStore in Braddock last night,” the senator tweeted. “Since 10/7/23, I’m used to the vandalism at our home or my office. But Gisele and volunteers distribute food, clothing and formula at no cost to our community—and they shouldn’t have to put up with this.” Gisele Fetterman does not appear to have released a public statement on the incident. Related: John Fetterman 03/24/2025 Fetterman: I fully support partnering with Israel to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities John Fetterman 03/19/2025 Cornell student suit against deportation of anti-Israel activists cites Jewish group John Fetterman 03/14/2025 (3) Fetterman''s Vote on CR Sparks Debate Within Democrats / X |
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