{"id":19596,"date":"2025-04-14T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=19596"},"modified":"2025-04-14T10:36:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:36:38","slug":"governor-josh-shapiro-vows-resilience-after-his-home-is-set-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/governor-josh-shapiro-vows-resilience-after-his-home-is-set-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Josh Shapiro Vows Resilience After His Home Is Set on Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the night of Passover (Saturday to Sunday), the home of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was set on fire while the family was asleep, shortly after they had finished their Seder. All family members were safely evacuated without injury. Pennsylvania State Police arrested a suspect named Cody Balmer in connection with the arson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facing Charges of Attempted Murder and Terrorism Offenses<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to investigators, 38-year-old Balmer allegedly jumped the fence surrounding the governor\u2019s residence, broke into the premises, and set the house on fire around 2:00 a.m. The motive behind the arson has not yet been released. Authorities stated that Balmer is expected to face charges including attempted murder, aggravated arson, terrorism-related offenses, and assault on a public official.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe celebrated our faith and will continue to do so\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nGovernor Shapiro, a traditional Conservative Jew, issued a statement saying: \u201cIf this act was intended to instill fear \u2013 it failed. We celebrated our faith with pride and we will continue to do so tonight at the second Seder.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Extensive fire damage inside Pennsylvania Governor\u2019s residence after arson attack overnight, seen here in a series of photos provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorShapiro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovernorShapiro<\/a> officers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/06CxpY3d79\">pic.twitter.com\/06CxpY3d79<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeeleyFox29\/status\/1911548906313335159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Last night at the Governor\u2019s Residence, we experienced an attack not just on our family, but on the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of violence has become far too common in our society, and it has to stop. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5HP5JSvgfc\">pic.twitter.com\/5HP5JSvgfc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorShapiro\/status\/1911538869344035234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLast night, they protected us\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nShapiro shared on Twitter: \u201cAt around 2:00 a.m. last night, my family and I were awakened by Pennsylvania State Police knocking at our door, after the Governor\u2019s Residence in Harrisburg was set on fire by an intruder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He praised the security forces for their quick response and for saving his family\u2019s lives, expressing gratitude on behalf of his loved ones: \u201cEvery day, we stand with the men and women in uniform who protect our communities. Last night \u2013 they protected us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis kind of violence has become far too common in our society, and it has to stop,\u201d says Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro after his residence was set on fire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":19598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[129,2276,6,65],"tags":[4140,4142,4143,4141,4138,3880,4078,4146,4139,4144,4145],"class_list":["post-19596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-judaism","category-people","category-security","category-world","tag-antisemitic-violence","tag-arson-attack","tag-harrisburg","tag-jewish-leadership","tag-josh-shapiro","tag-law-enforcement","tag-passover-2025","tag-passover-seder","tag-pennsylvania-governor","tag-terrorism-charges","tag-us-jews"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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