Mayor Johnson appointee steps down hours after being named to city role amid controversy – ABC7 (Chicago)

Ishan Daya ran for political office in 2023 but withdrew from that race after video came to light showing him removing a poster of an Israeli hostage held by Hamas. His mayoral appointment to the Chicago Fiscal Sustainability Working Group, though short-lived, drew outrage from Chicago's only Jewish alderperson, Debra Silverstein.
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Brian Jones
10 months ago

It’s mind-boggling how the progressives refuse to see that Hamas is part of the problem, not part of the solution.

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Hello, Indiana!
10 months ago

Leave it to Six Percent to try and slide this Hamas cheerleader in the side door. We need to take a look at foreign born or first generation people from countries that further the tribal agendas from their country of origin. It just doesn’t work out.

Call my shrink
10 months ago

The mayor wore a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian headscarf. One of his lackey gets caught taking down that sign. Obvious where this administration leans

Deb
10 months ago

Could Johnson be more anti Semetic?

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