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We mourn for many tragedies on Tish’ah B’Av. From the return of ten spies who gave our ancestors a discouraging report of Eretz Yisrael, to the many defeats that the subsequent generations have suffered since then, reasons to fast and sit on the floor while reading the Kinos have increased. In our time, it has become necessary for Jewish advocacy organizations to confront leaders in the community who have put progressive politics ahead of security for Israel.

“Andy [Levin] frequently and one-sidedly criticizes Israel, defends and even fundraises for its worst detractors...and, from his seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, authors and supports highly problematic legislation,” former AIPAC president David Victor wrote in an email to supporters in January. “And he does so as a Levin, a name which, due to his uncle and father, commands respect and admiration on Capitol Hill. To make matters worse, Andy sincerely claims to be a lifelong Zionist, proud Jew, and supporter of Israel.”

Queens lost two giants last week, with the passing of Borough President Claire Shulman and Assemblymember Nettie Mayersohn. I had the privilege of working closely with both remarkable women. I had an especially close working relationship with Claire Shulman during the eight years I worked in the Queens Borough President’s office.

Andrew Cuomo, the controversial former New York governor who drew extensive support from the Orthodox Jewish community, conceded to Zohran Mamdani, an anti-Israel New York state representative, in the Democratic mayoral primary.

Once a surfer boy on the West Coast who amassed a sizable social media following, Jackson Hinkle evolved from a naive environmentalist to a raging anti-Semite whose YouTube channel contains interviews with America’s sworn enemies.

In his initial search for a queen, the Shah of Shahs selected a woman whose nation suffered defeat at the hands of the Jews, although it did not preclude her from becoming fabulously wealthy as a model. Bella Hadid had the exact qualification that the king sought, the willingness to exhibit herself in public. But on account of her immense wealth, which she never credited to the Jewish fashion designers, the king later felt that Queen Bella was angling for his throne in an attempt to weaponize the Persian state against the Jews.

In a cost-cutting move that tore at the heartstrings of the youngest Republicans in the MAGA kingdom, the Department of Government Efficiency laid off its mascot, putting it up for adoption.