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Sitting in our ulpan class last week, we suddenly heard a commotion outside. Looking out the window, we saw people blocking traffic while singing and holding signs proclaiming asserting their right to “freedom.”

By the time this column is published and read, Russian military forces may have already entered sovereign Ukrainian territory.  This action has been precipitated by months of troop buildups and movements on the border between the two nations, and allegations that the Russian government has been attempting to plant false flag attacks to justify their course of action.  However, should a foreign international war really concern Americans, or is this a conflict the United States should stay out of?

Congressman (Dem.) Levin wants Israel at its most populated midsection to be narrower than the Bronx. Did he ever meet the neighbors?

A Michigan congressman is complaining that he is being subjected to “ad hominem attacks” because his pro-Palestinian positions have been criticized. But there’s nothing ad hominem about pointing out that this congressman wants to reduce Israel to a size that will be barely one-third the width of his own congressional district.

Last May, Hamas terrorists in Gaza launched more than 3,000 rockets at Israel. Israel’s Iron Dome system shot down more than 90% of them, averting large-scale casualties. The Iron Dome may soon be more necessary than ever. More than 500 of the 535 members of the House of Representatives and the United States Senate from both parties support US funding for the Iron Dome.

In a surprise announcement, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy lifted mask mandates on students and teachers, effective the second week of March.  With this move, the state joins a myriad of Western European countries moving to return to a semblance of normalcy for the first time in two years.  The question that New Yorkers should be asking is: Will Governor Kathy Hochul follow suit?

The 2020 census posed a difficult challenge for the Democrats in New York.  Years of their policies - both statewide and specifically in New York City - have decimated their population to the point where they have lost eight Congressional seats since 1980, dropping every decade during the apportionment period. Rather than giving the minority Republican voters a chance to have some representation both in Albany and Washington, Democrats are gerrymandering the state to continue their quest to make New York more like California.