Why Is the U.S. Helping Saudi Arabia Get Nuclear Power?
And how Israel fits in.
July 27, 2026
Their words breed violence.
Last week, New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani again accused the Israeli prime minister of being a “war criminal” guilty of “genocide.” Two days thereafter, two men were stabbed outside of a Manhattan synagogue, one of whom was identifiably Jewish and had just left prayer services. Dave Rich draws a parallel with the behavior of Sadiq Khan, the mayor of another large, English-speaking city with a sizeable Jewish population:
And how Israel fits in.
Their words breed violence.
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Let Athens dwell in the tents of Jerusalem.
But the urban legend reveals something about Jewish anxieties.
Last week, New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani again accused the Israeli prime minister of being a “war criminal” guilty of “genocide.” Two days thereafter, two men were stabbed outside of a Manhattan synagogue, one of whom was identifiably Jewish and had just left prayer services. Dave Rich draws a parallel with the behavior of Sadiq Khan, the mayor of another large, English-speaking city with a sizeable Jewish population:
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