Opinion

The location is nondescript and high-profile at the same time, located in the shadow of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway viaduct on the edge of Sunnyside, near a Roman Catholic cemetery. Being close to two highways, it is easily accessible to taxis, trucks, and delivery van drivers stopping at Gaza Deli and Grill for a snack. They are greeted by murals of a woman in a keffiyeh next to the Dome of the Rock, flanked by two child angels, with the words “Save Gaza Free Al Aqsa.”

For those who obsessively pay attention to local and national politics to a degree that is probably less than healthy, certain patterns emerge. One of the patterns that is happening nearly every week from the Democrats is the increase in rhetoric, theatrics, and melodrama. Whether it’s Cory Booker breaking the filibuster record over literally no piece of legislation or the increased cursing on social media and in speeches, Democrats, who have no federal power at this time, are doing everything they can to convince the American people that this time, they will wield their power for the good if given another chance. In the latest desperate bid for attention, over 50 Texas Democrats fled the state over a new congressional redistricting map.

Every election asks us the same question: What kind of future do we want to build together?

Just over four years ago, I wrote a column for this newspaper correctly predicting that by antagonizing allies, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, were in danger of losing their grip on power. Both have suffered setbacks and humiliation since. Netanyahu is well on the way to restoring his reputation. Is Andrew Cuomo poised to do the same?

The anti-Zionist mayoral candidate is getting advice from former President Barack Obama, while a growing number of party leaders are echoing the genocide blood libel.

In April 2014, the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 young women aged between 16 and 18 years old. This act of evil sent shockwaves around the world, yet there were no militaries willing or able to stand up to them. Instead, a social media campaign called #BringBackOurGirls was started, with a photo of Michelle Obama holding up a sign becoming the face of this useless display of inaction.