Saturday, June 20, 2026

An eternal night of sorrows

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In one of the most Jewish cities on earth, NYC mayor says the pro-Israel lobbying AIPAC are ‘monsters’. {Jerusalem Post 19 June}

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-899945#google_vignette

Just a bit unhinged, perhaps? And, unlike Trump, this man is only in his thirties, so we do not have old age to account for such remarks. It is rather sad that words such as these are barely notable when the POTUS blurts out offensive statements as a matter of course.

The Great Zohran is also a Muslim, and if one does not believe such influences his views on Jewish people, then one is hopelessly naΓ―ve. 

The coarsening of American culture is inevitable when leaders fail to act like leaders. Furthermore, I believe we can have concerns about how the Israeli government and military under Netanyahu are conducting operations in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and elsewhere without resorting to rhetoric that is both inflammatory and antisemitic.

And Israel is hardly the only country on earth that hath lobbying organisations or diplomatic missions in the former United States. There is nothing inherently shady or improper about a nation representing its interests on the world stage.

Mamdani is the flip side of the same coin as Trump: rhetorical flamethrowers and populist agents of chaos posing as leaders who, in the end, achieve nothing beyond stirring division and leaving their realms poorer and weaker than before.

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