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Brandon Johnson appointee resigns amid criticism for tearing down Israeli hostage poster

JL;DR SUMMARY Ishan Daya, appointed to a Chicago advisory committee by Mayor Brandon Johnson, resigned after outcry from Jewish groups over a video showing him tearing down Israeli hostage posters. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityChicagoHamas AttackResignationIsraeli HostagesPublic SafetyBrandon JohnsonIshan DayaRacial Hiring Investigation

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Chicago, Illinois, United States
"A man appointed to an advisory committee by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has stepped down amid outcry over a 2023 video of him tearing down Israeli hostage posters."
Palestinian Territories
"Johnson has received criticism for supporting an early resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, calling Israels war against Hamas genocidal, and donning a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian headscarf, at an event to mark Arab Heritage Month."
West Rogers Park, Illinois, United States
"Last October, Johnson also drew fire from the Jewish community when he waited days to condemn the shooting of a Jewish man walking to synagogue in West Rogers Park, a heavily Jewish neighborhood, and failed to mention the victims Jewish identity."
United States
"The posters, which bore the names and photos of the 250 hostages taken in Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, attack, were put up in cities across the U.S., and often torn down by anti-Israel activists."

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