Tag Archives: Letters

Bruce Shaffer and others demand Mayor Brockett address BNSCP's blocking of comments and users on Facebook, citing censorship and discrimination against Jewish individuals.

Bruce Ticker accurately reported Hamas atrocities but missed that Israel must pursue a decisive victory to neutralize Hamas and demilitarize Gaza.

Toby Block: Bruce Ticker criticizes the "woke" left for their hypocrisy on free speech while misunderstanding Israel's altered defense needed after Hamas' brutal October 7, 2023, attacks.

Toby Block: Bruce Ticker criticizes the "woke" left for their hypocrisy on free speech while misunderstanding Israel's altered defense needed after Hamas' brutal October 7, 2023, attacks.

Residents Bruce Shaffer and Rachel Amaru urge the City Council and Mayor to address violations by BNSCP, anti-Semitic incidents, and fake news. They call for issuing a Resolution Against Antisemitism.

Author argues Hamas and Palestinian leaders aim to destroy Israel, not build a Palestinian state. He calls for Western and Arab support for Israel.

Bruce Ticker is right about the IDF's justified raid, but Israel's efforts to avoid civilian casualties are exemplary despite challenges posed by Hamas.

The NYPD deterred disruptions at the Israel day parade, showing the ineffectiveness of today’s protesters compared to past civil rights activists. Criticism towards anti-Israel attitudes persists.

Letter writer highlights that Palestinian leaders have failed to develop economies or infrastructure, sustaining refugee status, and promoting anti-Jewish sentiment, hindering true peace efforts.

3300 years ago there had been nine horrible plagues. Those plagues followed many decades of Jews being enslaved.

Richard Sherman criticizes Jewish groups like JVP and IfNotNow for supporting Hamas, whose charter demands the murder of all Jews, comparing their actions to Grigory Zinoviev’s misguided devotion to Stalin and Communist antisemitism.

Bruce Ticker criticizes Khymani James for his extreme views on Israel, highlighting the futility of changing such opinions given James's rigid stance. Despite Israel's contributions to global concerns and its support for minority rights, James rejects any positive portrayal of Israel.

In 1942, Nazi officials devised the Wannsee Protocols, blending high education with anti-Semitism. Recently, similar attitudes resurged at Cardozo Law School, where mentioning Martin Luther King Jr.'s anti-antisemitism stance provoked hostility.

The article criticizes campus activists for disrupting events and sidelining speakers supportive of Israel, arguing this doesn't aid Arabs or Palestinians and stymies open debate. Such actions contradict genuine free speech and deprive students of diverse discussions, mirroring broader anti-Israel sentiments under the guise of woke activism.

The 1947 UN Partition Plan rejection by Arabs led to war and Palestinian displacement; Israel absorbed Mizrachi Jews. Palestinian leaders haven't fostered coexistence or peace with Israel.

The writer disagrees with Bruce Ticker, arguing that Trump's presidency made the US energy independent, pressuring Arab states to connect with Israel and weakening Iran, unlike Biden's tenure.

Many people especially in academia and politics propound the calumny that antisemitism and islamophobia are two sides of the same coin. NOTHING could be further from the truth.

The author expresses frustration that Palestinians are not building a state that coexists with Israel and criticizes Arab nations for not integrating Palestinian refugees, contrasting this with Israel's absorption of Mizrachi Jews. They support Netanyahu's peace prerequisites, emphasizing Israel's current priorities over political changes.

Jonathan Glazer is rightly proud of his movie for showing the horrors that can be wrought by dehumanization. Unfortunately, he errs in thinking that Israel is dehumanizing the Palestinians.

Jewish refugees who re-established Israel built a society worth living in, unlike Arab refugees in Gaza, with billions in international aid, who built only terror tunnels.

Dear Letter to the Editor: I do not share Bruce Ticker’s assessment of Pres. Biden’s accomplishments and hope that he is not correct in assessing Biden’s chances for re-election. (“Column: Primary Elections Dampen Middle East Issue as an Obstacle to Biden” boulderjewishnews.org March 7, 2024) I do not agree that …

Letter to Editor: Cease-fires in Gaza merely allow Hamas to regroup. True peace requires Hamas' surrender and demilitarization for Israel's and Palestinians' benefit.

Toby F. Block asserts that America’s attempt to undo past policies has weakened U.S. global standing, consequently empowering adversaries like Iran, Russia, and China, and adversely impacting allies. He critiques domestic policies, emphasizing states’ rights in Congressional representation.

The author argues against a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, citing Hamas' atrocities that necessitate Israel's self-defense and denouncing Palestinian leadership for historical and ongoing violence over negotiation.

The author argues against a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, citing Hamas' atrocities that necessitate Israel's self-defense and denouncing Palestinian leadership for historical and ongoing violence over negotiation.