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Michigan Leaders Unite Against Antisemitic Attack on Synagogue

3/15/2026

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Gretchen Whitmer, the Governor of Michigan, condemned the March 12 attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield as antisemitism and hate and urged unity against such acts.
The attack involved Ayman Ghazali driving his truck into the synagogue and opening fire, but security stopped him before harming the 104 children present.
U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin echoed Whitmer's sentiments, stressing the need to call out hate from all sides.

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Gretchen Whitmer, the Governor of Michigan, condemned the March 12 attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield as antisemitism and hate and urged unity against such acts.
The attack involved Ayman Ghazali driving his truck into the synagogue and opening fire, but security stopped him before harming the 104 children present.
U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin echoed Whitmer's sentiments, stressing the need to call out hate from all sides.