California governor says Armenian school graffiti attack is "sickening"August 4, 2020 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - California governor Gavin Newsom has said that the hateful graffiti sprayed on the walls of an Armenian school in San Francisco is "sickening". "This is sickening. These acts of hatred have no place in California," Newsom said in a tweet on Monday, August 3, sharing a news story about the incident. The profane and racist graffiti attack on San Francisco’s KZV Armenian School was discovered on July 24, Fox News reported back then. School is not in session because of summer break and the coronavirus pandemic, but the Armenian community was reported to be furious and worried. San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin posted about the vandalism on his Twitter account and promised his office would be involved with the investigation. Newsom's tweet was shared by the lieutenant governor of California, Eleni Kounalakis, the attack against the KZV Armenian School in San Francisco "was a hate crime, fueled by recent Azerbaijani aggression against Armenia." "We must all stand with the Armenian community to denounce these attacks, and hold to account those responsible," she added. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |