04/20/2026
Elliot Shem Tov Should be Disqualified.
June 4th and June 5th of 2004 were devastating days in New Jersey’s history. Four heroic U.S. service members from Brick, Newark, Carlstadt, and Livingston were killed by IEDs in Iraq. They were among approximately 137 troops from New Jersey who lost their lives during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
IEDs were responsible for roughly 1,700–1,800 U.S. deaths in Iraq. U.S. military assessments have long concluded that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), under the direction of Ali Khamenei, supported Iraqi insurgent groups by providing training and advanced explosive technology. These actions contributed to the deaths of thousands of American service members.
In Jackson, a woman named Rania Hesham publicly praised Khamenei, writing that he was “a wise, peaceful man.” At a time when American troops were being killed by weapons tied to Iranian support, statements like that are deeply offensive to the memory of those who served and died.
Elliot Shem Tov, a candidate for mayor of Jackson, chose to meet with her. He also criticized a sitting council member for calling out those statements.
Let’s be clear: showing support for individuals or regimes connected to the killing of American troops is disqualifying. Anyone seeking public office should be willing to clearly and unequivocally denounce such views.
Terrorists, their supporters and enablers do not deserve representation. They deserve to have their Jihadi asses deported to the country from whence they came.
May God watch over and bless our troops. God bless the USA and may God grant wisdom and strength to our commander and leader to finish the war with the US victorious.
Pictured:
Frank T Carvill aged 52 from Carlstadt, NJ
Humberto Timoteo aged 25 from Newark, NJ
Ryan E Doltz, ages 26 from Morristown, NJ
Christopher Duffy, aged 26 from Brick, NJ