Readers sound off on the anniversary of Oct. 7, consumer anxieties and FEMA funds

On this somber day, what code goes excessively far?

Manhattan: Today, portion decent radical are mourning the Hamas violent attack, determination are aggregate planned demonstrations successful our metropolis organized by the radical Within Our Lifetime. WOL is calling the lawsuit “Flood NYC for Palestine.” The sanction references the barbaric massacre that was called “Operation Al Aqsa Flood” by its perpetrators. Even the sanction of this lawsuit is meant to terrorize.

WOL is simply a pro-terror, antisemitic enactment that echoes Hamas tropes and routinely calls for the demolition of Israel. WOL endorsed the Oct. 7 attacks, and its leader, Nerdeen Kiswani, openly supports Hamas, a violent enactment bent connected the demolition of Israel and execution of Jews. During their demonstrations, this radical marches with banners proclaiming “By immoderate means necessary!” and reciting chants specified arsenic “Globalize the intifada!” Thousands attend, calling for the demolition of the Jewish authorities and the targeting of “Zionists” worldwide. Their code incites unit and hatred and should not beryllium included nether the umbrella of escaped speech. This is designed to warrant the sidesplitting of Jews.

The interaction of the atrocities committed connected Oct. 7, 2023 is felt by the planetary Jewish assemblage and each Americans. While I look toward a much hopeful future, connected this anniversary, I interest astir the hostages inactive held by Hamas. I deliberation astir the courageousness of those connected the frontlines warring terrorism, from the IDF successful Gaza searching tunnels to our brave U.S. soldiers confronting ISIS successful Iraq and Syria. I americium aggravated that determination are protesters connected our streets and campuses proudly supporting Islamist terrorists alternatively than condemning them and demanding the merchandise of the hostages. Holly Rothkopf

According to whom?

Philadelphia: Horrifying to larn that Palestinians are being “raped to decease with objects by Israeli situation guards,” arsenic Voicer Jessica Caban claims. What is she talking about? Where does she get this stuff? Is it from a caller placard replacing “From the stream to the sea?” As usual, she offers a chaotic accusation without backing it up with immoderate facts. Bruce S. Ticker

Dubious descriptors?

New Rochelle, N.Y.: As a regular scholar and subscriber, I announcement that immoderate writers connected the “Be Our Guest” op-eds person much titles than body, but I wonderment what they truly do. Not to mention, astir of them are authors trying to merchantability books. Charlie Morales

Deserved and overdue

Brooklyn: I deliberation it is clip to forgive Pete Rose for his wrongdoings. His household deserves a solemnisation of his accomplishments with his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In my eyes, helium was ever the leader, all-time hits, among different accomplishments. Karl Stults

Passing costs

Massapequa, L.I.: I hold with Voicer Virgilio Carballo astir congestion pricing, but I deliberation the manufacturers of the products delivered by trucking companies volition rise their prices to compensate for the other transportation expenses, truthful I fearfulness each consumers successful the U.S. volition beryllium paying much for those products. Jean Marie Chiaramonte

Shortage fear

Massapequa, L.I.: To Voicer Dennis Pascale: I truly don’t deliberation Stop & Shop was playing games during the larboard strike. Did you spot the lines extracurricular of Costco? People were panicking and starting to hoard items conscionable similar they were during the pandemic. Judi Bruch

Won’t work

Bronx: I privation to convey James F. McShane for his thought-provoking nonfiction (“Congestion pricing is not the (complete) answer,” op-ed, Oct. 3). His statement showed wherefore congestion pricing won’t lick the problem. With cutting down lanes of postulation for autobus and motorcycle lanes, reducing places wherever you tin drive, however would congestion pricing trim clip for exigency vehicles to operate? Answer: They can’t. I ever thought congestion pricing is conscionable a currency grab, but this puts it successful a antithetic perspective. Martin Sandok

Poorly planned

Long Island City: Congratulations to James McShane, the retired NYPD main who served six years arsenic the executive/commanding serviceman of the Traffic Control Division. His op-ed connected postulation problems successful Manhattan was the astir intelligent, insightful portion connected the occupation that I person ever seen. We request thoughtful radical similar McShane addressing our problems alternatively than the “consortium of section Brooklyn elected officials” referenced successful your nonfiction successful the aforesaid variation of The News connected the program to reconfigure McGuinness Blvd. successful Greenpoint (“U-turn connected B’klyn roadworthy bid,” Oct. 3). That program is simply a full catastrophe that is poorly conceived and designed, and is opposed by astir long-time Greenpoint residents and businesses. I thrust my motorcycle implicit the Pulaski Bridge astir each day. The conception the Department of Transportation has already reconfigured astatine the bottommost of the span successful Greenpoint present makes it incredibly unsafe for cyclists exiting the span onto section streets. Another illustration of incompetent planning. Paul Camilleri

Could beryllium worse

Brooklyn: While I’m not a large instrumentality of this existent politician and his nepotistic ways, support successful caput that if he’s forced out, who takes over: the king of “defund the police” and no-bail, Jumaane Williams (whose champion person is AOC ). Watch the metropolis pain to the ground! Rocco Conte

Visionary reversal

Tarrytown, N.Y.: Over the weekend, a unsafe caller mentation of MAGA was created: Musk And Gullible Airheads. We present person 1 of the richest, astir almighty and influential men successful the satellite bowing to the orangish grifter. This migrant carries 200 cardinal followers and is present posting unsafe and ridiculous falsehoods daily. His tweet successful 2022 was, “I bash not hatred the antheral but it’s clip for Trump to bent up his chapeau & sail into the sunset.” Remember, Elon Musk has lone been an American national since 2002 and has ever voted Democrat. It each started with him being snubbed for the EV acme by President Biden. It besides did not assistance that helium is warring his workers who privation to unionize and his galore shoddy employment practices. Does helium not recognize that it’s the Democratic Party that believes successful clime change, electrical vehicles and abstraction exploration? Stephen Talenti

Petty ex-prez

Manhattan: Will idiosyncratic delight explicate to maine wherefore Biden and each the erstwhile presidents wished Jimmy Carter a blessed 100th day but for one, of course: Donald J. Trump. George W. Bush was gracious, Barack Obama was chill and the remainder of them said beauteous things. Why couldn’t this narcissistic sociopath conscionable erstwhile accidental thing bully astir idiosyncratic else? Instead, helium was filmed making snide remarks. Do we truly privation this self-absorbed clown to person his digit connected the button? Joie Anderson

House purview

Manhattan: It is simply a shame that a know-nothing scholar similar Voicer Michael P. Devine blames the Biden medication for a imaginable shortfall of funds successful FEMA owed to assistance to Ukraine. His deficiency of cognition shows up successful his missive due to the fact that helium astir apt supports the felon Trump. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives allocates funds to FEMA. The House controls the purse strings. If FEMA is abbreviated connected funds, it is the responsibility of the Republican-controlled House, Mr. Devine, not the responsibility of Biden. But of course, who would expect a protagonist of the convicted felon Trump to cognize that fact? Richard Simon

Dishonest dept. head

Whitestone: Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is simply a despicable quality being. This antheral has the audacity to archer the residents of North Carolina that determination is not capable wealth to assistance them aft the catastrophe they conscionable experienced. These mediocre radical are offered conscionable $750 for groceries to start. It’s beauteous evident that the wealth has been mismanaged and this caput does not cognize however to tally a precise important department. This smug antheral lied earlier Congress and lied to the American people. The Justice Department should bring him up connected charges and helium should beryllium dealt with done the transgression justness system. Gene O’Brien

History bears proof

Freeport, L.I.: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has bully crushed to beryllium acrophobic astir criminals immigrating to the United States. Britain emptied Newgate Prison for radical to settee Georgia, and look however that turned out. Bob Sterner