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Vita Fellig

Vita Fellig

Vita Fellig is a writer in New York City.

Mark Treyger, of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, told JNS that the legislative package “will help ensure the safety and security of our community.”
“If New Yorkers are frustrated with Mayor Eric Adams, they should be careful not to trade him for someone who might preside over a city that is less competitive and less financially secure,” the editorial stated.
While there are currently no “credible threats” to New York, the “State Police Hate Crimes Task Force is on high alert, ready to assist anyone who needs help,” the governor announced.
Rachel Storch told JNS the Democratic Party has voices that “have become very shrill and represent values that I do not and would never espouse—anti-Zionist and antisemitic.”
One day before the Democratic primary, the former governor leads Zohran Mamdani, an anti-Israel state rep, 35% to 32%, according to new Emerson poll.
“Jewish geography isn’t just a fun game, it’s a way of life that makes the community primed more than almost any other to do voter turnout work,” Maury Litwack, founder of Jewish Voters Unite, told JNS.
A new survey that documents Jew-hatred at Columbia University is “difficult to read,” according to Claire Shipman, the school’s acting president.
“The fact that Iran is knowingly firing inaccurate ballistic missiles at cities gives you a good idea of where their intentions lie,” Ryan Brobst, of FDD, told JNS.
“I am skeptical that entities such as the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority enjoy any constitutional rights at all,” wrote Clarence Thomas, an associate justice of the high court.