Zohran’s antisemitic orders: Letters | New York – Latest News
The Issue: Mayor Mamdani rescinds Adams-era govt orders meant to guard Jewish New Yorkers.
Michael Goodwin hit the nail on the top in his highly effective op-ed, “It’s hate right out of the gate” (Jan. 4).
The mayor’s one job is to be a unifier, not a divider.
Our process as residents is to make sure that he takes his function critically.
There’s no wiggle room for him within the huge metropolis.
Glenn Richter
Manhattan
Michael Goodwin at all times promotes insightful dialogue.
In his column, he decried the primary steps taken by our new mayor to rescind the chief orders signed by his predecessor concerning antisemitism.
Goodwin says such motion is unwise in view of the truth that New York City is home to 1 million Jews.
That criticism appears to make sense, aside from the truth that many of these 1 million Jews voted for Mamdani.
Robert Mangi
Garden City
The mere indisputable fact that Mamdani spent his first day in workplace demonizing the Jewish state of Israel ought to function a reminder that antisemitism is alive and nicely within the metropolis with the most important population of Jews exterior of Israel.
S.P. Hersh
Lawrence
On his first day in workplace, Mayor Mamdani revoked former Mayor Eric Adam’s restriction of Israel boycotts, and as a replacement, he promised to institute more punitive remedy of normal hate crimes.
Judging from his behavior of twisting language to disguise his antisemitism, Mamdani’s intention is to advertise the boycotting of Israel by classifying it as political protest fairly than Jewish persecution.
Within 24 hours of being sworn in, the mayor has declared that there’s a new boss on the town — and his pleasant, tilted, rubber-faced marketing campaign smile is popping into a dead-eyed stare at our Jewish residents.
Richard Carhidi
Manhattan
As Mamdani continues to nominate antisemites to his administration and destroys the legal guidelines addressing the safety of Jews in New York City, it’s time for all people of the Jewish persuasion to desert their posts in his administration.
He’s nothing however an antisemite in sheep’s clothes.
The Jewish people have contributed a lot to the material of New York City, and this overt hatred will solely encourage violence.
Alan Swartz
Verona, NJ
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The Issue: Gov. Hochul decides to mild the Freedom Tower inexperienced for Muslim American Heritage Month.
Ground Zero will not be a impartial civic landmark; it’s a burial website and a scar, outlined by a particular historic trauma (“Gov nod to Islam at WTC stirs fury,” Jan. 3).
Its that means will not be fluid, and it shouldn’t be repurposed to serve modern symbolism, nonetheless well-intentioned.
To be clear: This objection will not be rooted in concern or hostility towards Islam or Muslims, neither is it a critique of Muslim American identification or belonging.
The subject will not be who’s being acknowledged, however the place they’re acknowledged.
You ought to completely have a good time Muslim American heritage.
But Ground Zero ought to stay a place of remembrance, not a platform for politics.
Tomas Santiago
Chicago, Ill.
Once again Gov. Hochul proves that her means to pander has no limits.
She’s chosen 16 state landmarks to be bathed in inexperienced mild in honor of Muslim American Heritage Month, together with the Freedom Tower, which stands on the positioning of the World Trade Center, which was destroyed by Islamic terrorists.
Does the phrase “tone deaf” come to thoughts?
Kenneth Fitzgerald
Hicksville
Having our Freedom Tower — the new World Trade Center — lit up in inexperienced, a sacred coloration of Islam, is a shame.
Rob Johann
Woodhaven
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