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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul used her Christmas address Monday to condemn a spike in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate crimes seen across New York since Hamas’ terror attack on Israel this fall. In her speech, which was pre-taped from the State Capitol in Albany and released Christmas morning, the governor said the “troubling increase in hatred and bigotry around our state” must be an impetus for New Yorkers of all faiths and creeds to band together. “All major religions — Christians, Muslims and Jews alike — encourage us to keep peace at the center of our thoughts and in our lives,” she said. …

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