Democracy Dies in Darkness

Opinion Jews, like all other Americans, have the right to lobby politicians

Readers respond to a Post article on Jewish business leaders lobbying in the aftermath of Oct. 7.

May 23, 2024 at 2:53 p.m. EDT
New York Mayor Eric Adams, right, and Victor Fadlun, the leader of Rome's Jewish community, in Rome on May 12. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/AP)
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Regarding the May 18 front-page article “Business titans pressed NYC mayor on protests, chats show”:

Not that I am a spokesperson for anyone, but on behalf of the Jewish people, I would like to thank The Post for refraining from referencing the religious affiliations of the “business titans” who used their power and money to convince New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) to use police to clear protesters at Columbia University, at least in the headline. The Jewish names of these “billionaires” make it clear that they were Jews. Were there no non-Jewish “business titans” wanting the police to evict the squatters and reclaim the occupied building? If there were, why weren’t any included in the report?