The editorial writers at The Washington Post support establishing a sovereign Palestinian Arab state next to Israel. They continue to say this even as Israel approaches nearly two years of war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip following the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Toby Block critiques Annelle Sheline's inaccuracies about Palestinians, noting historical Jewish ties to Israel and discussing Arab leaders' failures in establishing a Palestinian state.

Last week's letter claims that because these children have pre-existing conditions they are not suffering “exclusively” from starvation, as if this excuses their starvation. The clear implication of this letter is that famine in Gaza either does not exist or that the media is making a mountain out of a molehill.

For over a year the mainstream media has widely publicized photographs of emaciated Gazan children that it knew were suffering from pre existing conditions or other circumstances that were not caused by starvation and in the antisemitic tradition of Joseph Goebbels, Julius Streicher and even Fritz Hippler have mendaciously labeled these children as exclusively suffering from starvation for the sole purpose of engendering hatred against the Jewish people.

In telling us that many people have unfairly judged Israel’s actions in Gaza, Bruce Ticker notes that Yassir Arafat turned down an Israeli offer that would have led to the establishment of a Palestinian state decades ago.

It's sad, but true, Palestinian leaders have shown no interest in building a state in which their people could become productive citizens and build better lives for their children. Indeed, the leaders' interest is more focused on delegitimizing and destroying the nation-state of the Jews than on building a Palestinian state.

The author criticizes The New York Times for propagating a misleading narrative about starvation in Gaza, accusing it of antisemitism and manipulation in reporting, particularly regarding a child's health condition.

Why did Arab rulers threaten violence against the Zionist community in Palestine and the Mizrachi Jewish communities in the Muslim countries of the Middle East and North Africa as soon as the UN suggested partitioning the 20% of Mandatory Palestine not used to created Transjordan into a Jewish state and a second Arab state?

The letter argues that anti-Zionist Jews abandon Judaism by neglecting Jerusalem's significance, emphasizing that their stance undermines Jewish identity and sovereignty.

Consider the fates of two refugee populations created in the 1940's when Arab countries went to war instead of helping the Arabs of Palestine prepare for the autonomy offered them by the 1947 UN Proposal for the Partition of Palestine.

Zohran Mamdani is best characterized as a Woke person who has adopted the Woke view of the world in which everyone is designated as an "oppressor" or a victim of "oppression" ...

The murder of Karen Diamond in Boulder, Colorado by a Jew hating sociopathic Muslim screaming "Free Palestine" is no different than the murders of millions of Jews in the Holocaust by sociopathic jew hating Germans screaming "Sieg Heil".

Israel's strikes on Iran stir pride and anxiety among American Jews. Recent terror attacks highlight growing antisemitism and community resilience amid escalating conflicts impacting safety.

The letter criticizes Palestinian resistance violence and Iran's nuclear threats, emphasizing Israel's right to defend itself and noting improved Israeli safety.

Richard Sherman criticizes J Street and New Jewish Narrative for opposing Trump's strikes on Iran, paralleling it with Obama’s Bin Laden operation and accusing them of appeasement.

The letter critiques J Street and NJN’s stance on diplomacy with Iran, highlighting past U.S. military actions and Iran’s defiance against nuclear regulations as serious concerns.

Elise Mordos urges the Boulder City Council to formally adopt the IHRA antisemitism definition to combat rising antisemitism following a June terrorist attack.

The discourse highlights tension between anti-black sentiment and antisemitism, questioning the ethical stance of those denying their interconnectedness, especially within local politics.

Councilmember Taishya Adams misunderstands the relationship between Zionism and Judaism, which are historically intertwined, emphasizing Jewish sovereignty in Israel as a decolonization effort.

The letter critiques the Washington Post's tweet regarding Jewish identity, linking historical antisemitism to the question of where Jews belong, emphasizing an unsettling pattern of violence.

BJN has received several letters related to this topic in the last day or so, and so rather than publish them separately, I have taken the decision to publish them serially here in one long post so that readers can most conveniently follow the entire thread in chronological order. -Ed.

Councilmember Taishya Adams responds to emails published in the Boulder Jewish News on 5/28/25.

"The reason that I have written to the council regarding some of your social media posts is because of the message you sent to the community. While you have a right to free speech, you like all of us are not free of the consequences of that speech."

I am writing to you once again regarding material that Council Member Adams is sharing on her social media accounts. I’ve previously written to you regarding her comment that glorifies Hamas and dehumanizes the Israeli hostages who’ve been held captive for 600 days today (and counting). 

I’m writing not only as a concerned Jewish resident, but as someone who has consistently attended and followed city council meetings for over 15 years—even before I moved to Boulder. I care deeply about this city. But for the first time, I’m questioning whether I feel safe attending these meetings in person. That’s not something I say lightly.