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O Canada, O “Palestine”
Dear Editor:
The government of Canada has joined the ranks of countries threatening to recognize a “State of Palestine.”
That news will no doubt interest the numerous independence movements among Canada”s indigenous peoples, who are less than thrilled about being governed by the descendants of the British colonists who illegally occupied their country 300 years ago.
Six of Canada”s ten provinces have active secessionist movements.The Canadian government refuses their demands for statehood, while demanding that Israel create a Palestinian Arab state.
Last month, the Canadian government issued a call for members of the indigenous peoples to serve on the Steering Committee of the forthcoming “Indian Residential Schools National Monument.” It should be noted that it has been ten years since a commission concluded that the Canadian authorities committed “cultural genocide” through their program of forced assimilation of indigenous children in those schools.
The commission documented widespread physical and sexual abuse of the children.Thousands of students died at the schools.Numerous unmarked graves have been found at the sites.Yet it took the Canadian government more than a decade to move forward on a monument about those horrors.
One can only wonder how long it will take for the Canadian authorities to move beyond these small gestures, especially when they are so busying promoting statehood for the Palestinian Arabs.
Canada, it should be noted, is the second largest country in the world, with 3: 85 million square miles of territory.Some 80 % of that is uninhabited.Yet Canada”s leaders can”t find room for any of the natives to have a state of their own.
Sincerely,
Professor Rafael Medoff
Israel Should Pursue Islamic Terrorists
Dear Editor:
Israel has the right and duty to go after the Islamic terrorists sworn to murder every Jew in the world.
On March 17, 1992, Iranian bombers destroyed the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
On July 18, 1994, Iran blew up the AMIA (Jewish community center) killing 85 and wounding 300 Christians and Jews.
On Oct. 7, 2023 Palestinian terrorists from Gaza attacked Israel.
On Oct. 8, 2023, Hezbollah attacked Israel from Lebanon.
On Oct. 1, 2024 Iran launched 200 ballistic missiles at Israel.
Since Oct, 2023, Houthi rebels in Yemen have been attacking Israel and international shipping.
Gaza, Lebanon, Iran and Yemen coordinated violence against Israel.Israel did not initiate any of these actions.It defended itself.
Israel sends aid into Gaza, where its citizens are still being held hostage by the savages who kidnapped them on Oct. 7, 2023.This is unprecedented.
The UN, dominated by 56 Islamic states and the Russian block, condemns Israel, not the Palestinians, Hezbollah, Iran or the Houthis for the death and destruction.
Israel owes Gaza nothing.Israel owes Israelis, including Israeli Arabs, peace and security.
Should Israel send supplies to Lebanon and Iran too? Does Ukraine owe aid to Russia? We did not send food to Germany or Japan in WWII? War creates casualties.We killed12,200 innocent Frenchmen on D-Day.Gaza civilian deaths are minimal compared to every other conflict, but the media would have you believe Hamas”s bogus statistics, never mentioning how many killed were Hamas fighters.
Radical Islam”s war against the Infidels is persistent.There is a straight line from 9-11 to Oct. 7.Israel is our first line of defense.
Sincerely
Len Bennett, Author of “Unfinished Work;
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Macron”s “Palestine” Folly
Dear Editor:
Congressman Brian Mast”s response to French President Emmanuel Macron”s announcement that he will officially recognize a “State of Palestine” in September is worth repeating: “Choosing to reward terrorism, hostage-taking, and genocide against Jews is the wrong choice.”
The Palestinian Authority and Hamas, the two leading factions within Palestinian politics, are partners in terror.Fatah, the dominant faction of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority, reached an agreement with Hamas in Beijing in July 2024, committing to form a unity government following the Israel-Hamas war.The two groups issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to future cooperation.
This unity pact, publicly acknowledged by both Hamas and Mahmoud Abbas”s Fatah party, makes their true intentions undeniably clear.Since the Beijing meeting, Abbas has not distanced himself from this agreement, and there is no indication he will abandon the pledge to work with Hamas.
Macron is surely aware of this joint statement–it was widely reported in the media.So, the question remains: why is he disregarding the reality that any future “State of Palestine” would be governed by a pro-terror entity?
It is critical that world leaders fully understand the implications of such recognition and the message it sends to those committed to violence and terrorism.
Sincerely,
Moshe Phillips
National Chairman
Americans For A Safe Israel
New York, NY
Don”t Draft Yeshiva Students in the IDF
Dear Editor:
At this critical moment in Israel”s history – a time when the Jewish state faces an existential war against Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and the entire infrastructure of terror that seeks our annihilation – the recent decision to forcibly draft Yeshiva students into the Israel Defense Forces is nothing short of a grave and tragic error.
This is not a call to avoid responsibility or to shirk the burden of defense.On the contrary, those who immerse themselves in full-time Torah study are, and always have been, on the front lines of Israel”s true defense – the spiritual shield without which no army, no matter how well-armed, can prevail.Our history and our sacred texts make this reality unmistakably clear: victory for the Jewish people has never been guaranteed by numbers, strategy, or weaponry alone, but by the Divine protection that is granted when we faithfully uphold the covenant with Hashem.
The Torah is not merely a book of laws and teachings; it is the life-force of the Jewish nation.Every Yeshiva student who learns day and night, who guards his speech, thought, and action according to the mitzvot, is strengthening the spiritual fortifications of Israel in ways no missile system or tank battalion can replicate.To remove thousands of these young men from the Beit Midrash and place them into army barracks is to dismantle the very foundation of our national security.
The IDF is vital, and its soldiers are heroes.But without the merit of Torah and mitzvot, without the spiritual canopy that full-time learners provide, our military strength will be hollow.The State of Israel must recognize that its survival depends as much on the sacred labor of the Yeshiva as on the courage of the soldier – and must preserve, at all costs, the uninterrupted study of Torah that has been our nation”s ultimate defense since Sinai.
Sincerely
Chaya Silverstein
Staten Island, NY
The NYT & False Imagery
Dear Editor:
The New York Times has, for decades, exhibited a troubling and persistent pattern of anti-Israel bias, but your recent front-page photograph of Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq – an 18-month-old boy from Gaza – marks a new low in the paper”s willingness to distort reality in service of a preconceived narrative.
The New York Times article and photograph deliberately presented this child as an alleged victim of Israel “starving” the people of Gaza by preventing humanitarian aid from entering the territory.Yet, as widely documented, al-Mutawaq suffers from a genetic disease entirely unrelated to food shortages.Using his image to falsely accuse Israel of causing his suffering is not just a breach of journalistic ethics – it is a calculated act of propaganda.
The facts are clear: Israel has not blocked humanitarian aid to Gaza.On the contrary, since the start of the current conflict, Israel has facilitated the transfer of thousands of aid trucks carrying food, medicine, and other essentials – even as Hamas routinely diverts supplies for its fighters and war machine.The Israeli government has repeatedly opened border crossings for aid deliveries, coordinated with international agencies, and even risked the lives of its own personnel to ensure that assistance reaches civilians.These efforts have been documented by multiple credible sources, including the IDF and humanitarian organizations operating in the region.
The New York Times” choice to omit these facts, while elevating a knowingly false image and implication, is part of a long history of selective reporting on Israel – a history that includes minimizing or omitting Hamas atrocities, downplaying incitement and violence against Israelis, and framing events to fit a one-sided narrative.This is not rigorous journalism; it is advocacy masquerading as reporting.
The consequences of such biased coverage are not confined to the pages of your newspaper.By promoting falsehoods about Israel “starving” Gaza, you fuel antisemitism worldwide, embolden terrorist propaganda, and erode public understanding of the actual dynamics of the conflict.The harm is tangible, and it undermines the trust that any responsible news organization must earn and protect.
If The New York Times truly values journalistic integrity, it must correct the record, acknowledge the factual inaccuracy of its portrayal, and commit to balanced, evidence-based coverage of Israel and the Middle East.Anything less is an abdication of the responsibility you hold to your readers and to the truth.
Sincerely,
Shaya Avram Elbogen
Brooklyn, NY