The Issue: The murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim outside the Capital Jewish Museum in DC.
The tragic events in DC stem from a pervasive belief held by many: that it is appropriate to judge individuals based on the groups they are associated with (“Mourning ‘beautiful souls,’ ” May 26).
Within every group—whether Jews, Muslims, blacks, whites, or cops—there exist both wrongdoers and virtuous people. A world where people are assessed on their personal merits rather than their group affiliations would be significantly improved.
Gary Markman
Beacon Falls, Conn.
No one should have to worry about their safety on the streets due to their religious beliefs. These two remarkable individuals collaborated with others in a joint effort by Palestinians and Jews to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The man who committed this horrendous crime must be prosecuted to the fullest extent that the legal system will permit.
John Amato
Fresh Meadows
As the left cheers for the murder of two innocents and continues their pathetic rants against Israel, one fact continues to elude them: The suffering in Gaza could cease in a minute were Hamas to lay down its arms and unconditionally surrender.
It is this despicable terrorist group that has no right to exist, not the homeland of the Jewish people.
Anthony Parks
Garden City
We need thousands of lawyers to sue Harvard and Columbia. With their silence, these schools have condoned the hate that caused the DC shooting.
Michael Shapiro
Massapequa
The shooter in DC will be spared the death penalty because it was abolished in that jurisdiction.
Therefore, the taxpayer will be feeding him, cutting his hair and making sure he has all the necessary medical care in jail. How does that make you feel?
Phil Serpico
Queens
The war in Gaza is halfway across the globe, and we have groups of people getting their panties in a twist over it.
There were no Ukraine demonstrations to this extent and there aren’t any for South Africa.
James Schwartz
Summit, NJ
I am very familiar with the Capital Jewish Museum, having visited there a number of times, where the staff assisted me in the writing and publication of my book, “The Jewish Community of Washington, D.C.”
I was horrified to hear about the two individuals who were murdered at the museum, simply because they were Jewish. I can only reflect on what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “Hate can not drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Martin Garfinkle
Staten Island
The Issue: Miranda Devine’s column on the FBI’s Hunter Biden coverup during the 2020 election.
The 2020 presidential election was indeed stolen (“No justice in the FBI coverup,” Miranda Devine, May 26).
While what happened in polling places and ballot boxes will be debated for years, one thing stands clear: The FBI, once lauded for crime-fighting, pulled off the heist of the century with its laptop coverup.
The word “corrupt” barely begins to describe the FBI’s actions in shredding people’s faith in the government.
Robert Porch
Marlton, NJ
Miranda Devine did everyone a favor when she came out and called attention to Hunter Biden’s laptop. The laptop had a lot to offer about the character of presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Yet then, like now, the elites hid behind their hatred for President Trump. With what is currently coming out about coverups, they still hide their lack of understanding behind a hatred for Trump.
Harry Ruffalo
Phoenix, Ariz.
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