LA City Council vote to fund security at religious institutions is postponed

A planned vote by the Los Angeles City Council on a controversial plan to pay for security at religious institutions amidst ongoing tension over the Israel-Hamas War was tabled after a new proposal was introduced to make the money available to all faith-based organizations, not just Jewish institutions.

The latest proposal, introduced on Tuesday, July 2, would open up the grant application to all religious groups and increase the pot of money from $1 million to $2 million. It won’t be voted...