Tag: Ed Koch
Habayit Hayehudi Leader Admits Netanyahu Took Their Lunch
"Perhaps we should not have given him a public ultimatum. Could be."
Good-bye, Ben’s Best! Doors Shut on Iconic New York Jewish Deli
Ben's Best closed on June 30th, why are there so few Jewish delicatessens left in the Big Apple?
Pro-Israel Jewish Democrats Oppose Keith Ellison’s DNC Bid
Some pro-Israel activists recall, with dismay, Ellison's efforts to unseat a pro-Israel New Jersey congressman, Steve Rothman, in 2012.
Ed Koch’s Tombstone Bears Wrong Year of Birth
The tombstone of the late New York City Mayor Ed Koch shows his year of birth as 1942 and not 1924, due to what...
Koch Leaves Most of His Estate to His Nephews
Approximately $3 million of the estimated $11 million estate of former New York City Mayor Ed Koch was signed over to his three nephews,...
Recalling Ed Koch’s Political Hypocrisy
Koch became a chronic – some would say compulsive – critic of Giuliani.
Ed Koch and New York’s Fighting Generation
Most obituaries on Ed Koch paid scant attention to his military service in World War II.
Ed Koch, FDR, and the Holocaust
In a world of cynics and naysayers, where too many people almost instinctively assume the worst of their fellow citizens, our generation was fortunate to have Ed Koch.
Ed Koch: Fiercely Jewish But Buried in a Churchyard
He explained at the time that he could not bear the idea that his body would have to leave New York City. "This is my home, the idea of having to go to New Jersey was so distressing to me."
Hiz Onner Ed Koch Dies at 88
Koch never met a solicitation for an opinion that he didn't like.
Ed Koch: Tom Friedman’s Skewed Vision Of Non-Violence
In his April 4th New York Times column, Thomas Friedman endorsed what he designated to be “non-violent resistance by Palestinians” against Israel. He added that Palestinians need to “accompany every boycott, hunger strike or rock they throw at Israel with a detailed map” delineating their territorial demands.
Three Cheers For Ray Kelly And The NYPD
Equating terrorism with criminality is ridiculous. They have no relationship to one another. Criminality is generally for the purpose of enrichment of oneself by breaking the law. Modern day terrorism seeks to achieve political or military goals by the use of indiscriminate terror directed primarily at innocent civilians.
Times Columnist Kristof Shows His True Colors
I read Nicholas D. Kristof's New York Times column of October 6 with its headline "Is Israel Its Own Worst Enemy?" and concluded on finishing it that it is Kristof who is truly an enemy of Israel.
Palin Has Defeated Her Unfair Critics
As I see it, in the current battle for public opinion Sarah Palin has defeated her harsh and unfair critics.
After the January 8 shooting of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the murder of six others in Tucson, Arizona, some television talking heads and members of the blogosphere denounced her and held her in part responsible for creating a climate of hatred that resulted in the mass attacks.