Given how thoroughly radical left-wing voices now dominate so much of progressive and Democratic politics, and particularly considering their support for Hamas, with many spouting antisemitic diatribes, it’s high time to rethink who our friends are. We can no longer sit at the same table as them. If we cannot isolate them and weaken their power over the Democratic party, then we must leave.

At pro-Palestinian demonstrations, it seems that all the disparate, left-wing minority groups — BLM, Native American Indians, Asians, Hispanics, LGBTQ groups — all join with the Muslims to focus their anger on tiny imperialist, white colonialist Israel.

How can we be members of a party that supports the antisemitic BLM? How can we be members of a party that promotes affirmative action and DEI, diversity, equity and inclusion, so that more qualified Jewish students and job applicants are rejected to allow less qualified minority candidates to obtain those positions?

Truly, we are a people that dwell alone. It is time to leave the Democratic party.

Martin Polack
Teaneck