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Andrew Stein

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Andrew Stein served as New York City Council president, 1986-94.

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Just how many of Gaza's civilians are entirely 'innocent'?

If Israel invades Rafah to wipe out the remaining Hamas terrorist cadres, as it vows to do, collateral civilian deaths are likely — even though Israel takes more care than...

How many campus protesters will turn terrorist themselves? Remember the '60s!

The chants and signs in support of Hamas are becoming increasingly dangerous and go well beyond supporting the people in Gaza, or even opposing Israel’s right to exist.

Columbia President Minouche Shafik allows chaos and antisemitism to rule — she must go

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik must resign or be fired immediately.

Universities like Columbia must end the double standard and stop tolerating campus antisemitism

Columbia University’s president and other college administrators have stated that the chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” is permissible political speech.

Why pro-Israel Democrats should vote Republican — and for Donald Trump — in November

For the first time in recent memory, many traditional Democrats are considering leaving the party over weakening Israel support.

Why this Democratic Nikki Haley backer is endorsing Trump for president

It’s time for America to come together and make Donald Trump the next president of the United States.

Don't count Michelle Obama out for 2024 — her whole life has been political

As President Biden’s poll numbers get weaker and weaker, the Democratic Party at some point will likely turn to Michelle Obama.

Drop dead, New York. Drop dead, Dems: How migrant crisis will sink Biden

Not since 1975 — when a famous tabloid headline read, “Ford to New York: Drop Dead” — have New York City’s finances and politics weighed so heavily on national consciousness.

Enough with the Band-Aids, Biden — we need to stop Iran now

The Biden administration’s “received wisdom” is that the United States does not want to see the war in the Mideast “widened.”

The deafening, disgusting silence of women's groups on Hamas rapes continues

The Wall Street Journal’s reporters investigated and concluded on Dec. 31 that rape was a part of the Hamas battle plan.

Our youth are misguided, not evil: They've been taught lies about Israel, Hamas

In the latest Harvard CAPS-Harris poll, Americans aged 65 and up support Israel over Hamas by 95% to 5%, however, those aged 18 to 24 support Israel by the thinnest...

Israel is not morally required to sacrifice its people to save Gazan civilians

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently stated, "I learned a thing or two about urban warfare from my time fighting in Iraq and leading the campaign to defeat ISIS."

The media ignore Hamas' long, deliberate strategy to increase civilian deaths

Hamas has a calculated policy of doing everything to increase deaths among the civilians of Gaza.

Obama's false equivalence on Hamas is outrageous — and adds pressure on Israel

Former President Barack Obama has suggested a moral equivalence between Hamas’ Oct. 7 atrocities and Israel’s occupation.

As Democrats, we implore the party: Get rid of the antisemitic Squad

Their positions are deeply out of sync with mainstream Americans and will tarnish the entire Democratic Party if we allow them to remain under the Democrat banner. 

There are no pro-Palestinian rallies — only pro-Hamas, antisemitic hate

Despite the headlines about pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses, in cities around the world and on the Arab street, there has not been a single rally that is actually pro-Palestinian.

Harvard must condemn pro-Hamas students — and reckon with its history of antisemitism

There’s an ongoing debate on university campuses about whether and how to respond to students who support, defend or even praise what Hamas terrorists deliberately did to innocent Israeli children,...

The only way to deter terrorist attacks on Israel is to punish who's responsible: Iran

There are many losers in Hamas’ war-crime attack against Israeli civilians. Primary among them are the Israeli women, children and other civilians who have been killed, wounded and kidnapped.

History is a lot more complicated than City Council's statue-haters can admit

New York's City Council, having already removed the statue of Thomas Jefferson from City Hall, now wants to take down all statuary of George Washington and Christopher Columbus.

Republicans and Democrats must find new presidential candidates — to save America

We are calling on both parties to chart a path forward together; this very well might begin with Trump accepting a plea deal that allows him to avoid jail time...