Opinion

Of all the meaningless platitudes and unfulfilled promises made to the general public by politicians, by far the most disappointing and heartbreaking is the phrase “never again.” Associated with the destruction of the Twin Towers on 9/11, the phrase was meant as a message of determination and resolve to not allow radical Islamist terror to commit such atrocities on U.S. soil ever again. Now, three weeks before the 25th anniversary of September 11, the FBI arrested a 35-year-old Albany woman who had pledged allegiance to ISIS and planned to bomb the New York State Capitol. This short-term success in stopping such an attack is indicative of the long-term failure we as a nation have had in guarding ourselves against radical Islamist ideology.

New York Magazine devotes an issue to Middle Eastern New York — and Israel has no place in it

A few weeks ago, my supervisor treated the office to a breakfast of bagels, which I understood might or might not be kosher. “The cream cheese is kosher; I see the labels on the containers,” she proudly stated. I thanked her but abstained from the circular snack because I was not familiar with the bakery.

In the last few decades of massive population movement and gerrymandering, there are very few swing districts left in the United States. Out of 435 congressional races, only around 18 are considered “battlegrounds.” Two of those are in Nassau County, and that is because of a strong county Republican Party, with Bruce Blakeman leading the ticket in the gubernatorial race. Considering that it’s a bright hope for national Republicans, it’s no surprise that President Donald Trump came to Nassau County to campaign for Blakeman and the congressional Republican challengers, Jeanine Driscoll in CD-4 and Mike LiPetri in CD-3.

Last week, tens of thousands of migrants—predominantly young, military-age men from Morocco—swarmed the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. In a matter of hours, an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 people overwhelmed a territory of roughly 84,000 residents. They swam, walked, and pushed through border controls. Dozens died. Spanish forces eventually restored order with Moroccan cooperation, and most were returned, but the images were unmistakable: a sudden, large-scale incursion of fighting-age males testing Europe’s resolve.

Last June, an opportunity to fix a major issue in United States policy was squandered when the Supreme Court wrongly decided to uphold birthright citizenship. This ruling upheld a tradition not found in U.S. constitutional law, but rather British common law, and prevented us from stemming the flow of anti-American citizens from overwhelming our society. Last week, President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders trying to right this wrong, and America’s domestic enemies are fuming.

Four Jewish bar associations are demanding representation after City Hall named a 19-member judicial advisory panel with no Jewish members

New York City has no shortage of accomplished Jewish lawyers, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, professors, and legal advocates. Yet Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration completed a powerful judicial advisory committee without a single Jewish member whom four leading Jewish bar associations could identify.