A senior delegation of nearly a dozen New York law enforcement officials toured ZAKA Search and Rescue’s logistics center in Beit Shemesh on Monday to learn about the group’s response to the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and meet civilian volunteers whose work is regarded as central to Israel’s emergency system.

Members of the delegation included New York State Police Assistant Deputy Superintendents Lt. Col. Richard L. Mazzone and Lt. Col. Robert B. Appleton, NYPD Assistant Commissioner Yosef Lehrman, NYPD Assistant Chief Roberto Rios, Port Authority Superintendent Edward T. Cetnar and his chief of staff, Assistant Chief Christopher McNerney, Port Authority Police JFK Airport Commanding Officer Inspector Scot E. Pomerantz, and Port Authority Chaplain Joel Eisdorfer, a senior advisor to the C

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