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New York Officials on Solidarity Visit to Israel
(Newsday) - Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, New York City Comptroller William Thompson, Assemb. Adam Clayton Powell IV (D-Manhattan), and other city officials arrived on Sunday to express their solidarity with Israel, saying the Jewish state and the United States share the need to fight terrorism. "We have to show the terrorists peace will win over terrorism," Powell said. "Since 9/11, we also live in ever-present fear of attack, so we must show solidarity and show Israel they are not alone."