California lawmakers must not pass AB 2551 in any form. At this point, no legislator can honestly treat it as neutral free-speech legislation.
Why do you think the song has triggered such an uproar among the “Israel rhymes with genocide” crowd? Because it demolishes their case.
At a moment of frightening abandonment, he has given Jews something precious—the knowledge that we are not completely alone.
The master of this subterfuge is the savvy Mamdani, who makes socialism look as sweet and innocent as a community library.
The Jewish immigrant who organized for a 40-hour work week did not do so to give his grandchildren a politics that asks them to feel guilty for their education, their professional success or their attachment to a Jewish state.
These are educational institutions. But most universities have allowed bureaucrats – in Washington and on campus – to hijack what could be “teachable moments.”
Will Americans ever regain trust in our institutions? I think so.
In the book of Isaiah, God calls the prophet to comfort the Jewish people. But we know this is really something we must do for one another.
