Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

Here is Ann Coulter's latest column.

Re “After Trump tweets, Israel bars congresswomen” (Page A4, Aug. 16): As a child I was taught by my Jewish parents that Israel was a democratic oasis in the Middle East. As a Jew I was taught the importance of treating others justly.

Six decades later, what has Israel become?

Governmental policies subjugate and abuse the Palestinian people, and to gain entrance to Israel one needs to declare unquestioning loyalty to the state.

On top of that, two aspiring dictators (Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu) are working in tandem to meet their own self-centered political ends.

If my parents were alive today, they too would be ashamed of what Israel has become.

Mark Golden

Newton

Note from KBJ: Stop projecting your dictatorship aspiration onto President Trump, Mark.

Rep Tlaib wants to cut off aid to Israel. This is the new face the of Democrat Party? Read the AOC PLUS 3 statements on their hatred of Jews and Israel. Check out Rep. Omar (the great people of Minnesota won’t stand for this).

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 21, 2019

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Donald Trump's approval rating is 44%. Barack Obama's approval rating at the same point of his presidency (20 August 2011) was 45%.

The Aug. 11 column by Ruth Ann Dailey “Politicizing Violence” argues that the recent spate of mass shootings should not be blamed on any single ideology or politician, particularly President Donald Trump. She notes that the Dayton, Ohio, shooter had leftist leanings and states that Democratic politicians are disingenuous for selectively focusing on the white supremacy aspect of the El Paso, Texas, shootings while ignoring the events in Dayton and ongoing gun violence in Chicago.

I would counter that Ms. Dailey herself is being disingenuous and selective in making her argument. She conveniently fails to mention that the perpetrators in the El Paso, Tree of Life and New Zealand shootings posted right-wing rants just prior to the shootings. (Although the Dayton shooter did seem to be liberal, there is no evidence that his actions were ideologically motivated. It seems more likely that this tragedy was triggered by his mental illness and fascination with serial killers.)

Ms. Dailey’s defense of Mr. Trump is also hollow. Perhaps the Tree of Life shooter was against Mr. Trump’s pro-Israel policy, but Mr. Trump also stated that those who chanted “Jews will not replace us” in Charlottesville, Va., included “many good people.”

Unhinged extremists take Mr. Trump’s hateful rhetoric (“send them back,” “enemy of the people” and laughingly responding “only in the Panhandle” to a comment about shooting immigrants during a Florida rally) as license to commit their horrific acts. Pretending otherwise is being willfully ignorant. Regarding Chicago, maybe a start would be for Republicans to stop blocking sensible gun laws.

Robert A. Vrabel

Churchill

Note from KBJ: Stop projecting your hatred onto President Trump, Robert.

Sorry, I don’t buy Rep. Tlaib’s tears. I have watched her violence, craziness and, most importantly, WORDS, for far too long. Now tears? She hates Israel and all Jewish people. She is an anti-Semite. She and her 3 friends are the new face of the Democrat Party. Live with it!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 20, 2019

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