Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe impromptu nature of Mr. Cuomo’s trip is not accidental. “Yeah, you could go down the block to a temple, but if you’re really sincere, you do more,” Mr. Cuomo said. Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat in his second term, insisted that the trip was not politically motivated, but a genuine response to the surge in anti-Semitic acts. Mr. Cuomo’s last trip to Israel, in 2014, was also pegged to the news: at a time of military action in the Gaza Strip. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Yes, it’s a long trip for a short period of time and yes, it’s a dramatic action,” Mr. Cuomo said.

Source: New York Times March 04, 2017 18:03 UTC