To the Editor:
Re “Arab American Fury Towards Biden,” by Charles M. Blow (column, Feb. 29):
Whereas I perceive the eagerness and concern of many Arab People for the horrors unfolding in Gaza and share their ire at my tax {dollars} getting used to obliterate harmless civilians by the 1000’s, I’m deeply nervous about single-issue fury justifying not voting for Democratic leaders.
Donald Trump has by no means indicated the slightest curiosity in or concern for the plight of the Palestinian individuals. His pursuits lie extra in making offers to accrue private energy or make cash.
However my actual concern is for freedom, for environmental stewardship, for American world management, for standing as much as tyrants, for supporting specialists who really know easy methods to govern. They might be solid apart on a pyre of righteous anger on a single difficulty that may result in a cascade of disastrous outcomes for our society, for Ukrainians and for the democratic-leaning world.
The worth of ceding our nation’s management to Mr. Trump and the regressive spiritual and social forces that gasoline his recognition is simply too excessive. Maintain preventing, hold protesting, however please don’t convey down the varied, free society that allows us all to struggle for what we imagine.
Sally Peabody
Peabody, Mass.
To the Editor:
I perceive and sympathize with the views expressed by the Arab People who really feel that they’ve been betrayed by President Biden over his strategy to the warfare in Gaza.
However I’ve to ask: Is there any motive to imagine that Donald Trump, if he have been the present president, can be standing as much as Benjamin Netanyahu over the warfare? Whereas president, Mr. Trump enabled Mr. Netanyahu at each flip.
Individuals who imagine that Mr. Trump can be taking extra forceful motion to result in peace, or in any other case taking steps to restrain the Israeli authorities, are kidding themselves.
Alan S. Brodherson
New York
To the Editor:
Re “Hope for Biden and a Warning From Michigan” (entrance web page, Feb. 29):
The Michigan Democratic major outcomes actually assist the conclusion that Muslim and Arab leaders in Michigan are punching above their weight by way of political energy, not solely by exceeding 100,000 votes for “uncommitted,” however in producing a priority that resonates throughout the land. They’ll arrange, generate funding and have their voices heard. They’re a drive.
It’s a gnawing feeling, although, when one concern, regardless of how compelling, can lead voters to focus solely on that one concern when clearly there are lots of points at stake within the election in November — entry to inexpensive housing and well being care, decreasing little one poverty and mitigating local weather change impacts, amongst others.
Punishing President Biden for American coverage within the Mideast, nevertheless one might need to take action, is just not prone to have a satisfying finish. We could also be left punishing ourselves if we ship our nation to a person, Donald Trump, who not solely endangers democracy and threatens world order, however can also be unlikely to fulfill the wants of the individuals of Michigan.
We’d like the “uncommitted” to decide to take part within the nation’s election and weigh all of the elements that matter, right here at residence and overseas.
Linda Stamato
Morristown, N.J.
To the Editor:
The “uncommitted” vote in Michigan and elsewhere isn’t motivated solely by Palestinian protest. Many are voting that means within the primaries to induce President Biden to defer his candidacy to a youthful, extra vigorous Democrat and never hand Donald Trump the election. Hear up, Joe!
Milton Cohen
Richardson, Texas
To the Editor:
Re “Biden Is Shedding Get together Loyalists Over Gaza Conflict” (entrance web page, Feb. 27):
Your profile of Terry Ahwal, a Palestinian American, was welcome, particularly the fullness of its depiction of her. Too usually within the West, Palestinians are offered as caricatures — at greatest hapless victims to be pitied, so long as they undergo and die gracefully and in silence.
Your profile gave voice not simply to Ms. Ahwal’s heartbreak over Palestinian deaths but in addition to her fury on the Biden administration for its assist of Israel’s warfare with Hamas. With principally girls and youngsters among the many greater than 30,000 Gazans reported lifeless — not together with the numerous others nonetheless beneath the rubble — who might blame her?
David Hasen
Gainesville, Fla.
Be aware to Politicians: ‘The Border Is Not a Theater Set’
To the Editor:
Re “Political Rivals Intention for Positive factors on the Border” (entrance web page, March 1):
The border is just not a theater set. One may very well be forgiven for believing in any other case. Republicans and Democrats alike, for a few years, have had these oddly scripted visits to the border, explaining the methods they’re “deterring” migration.
Whereas Republicans have an efficient if deceptive message of “an invasion,” Democrats have been unable or unwilling to articulate a competing imaginative and prescient. In the event you stay on the border, as I do, you acknowledge that the farther you get away from the border, the higher the worry and misunderstanding turns into. You additionally understand that deterrence doesn’t essentially work.
The border is, by its nature, porous. It isn’t a tough edge that you simply delineate with a wall and shut at a whim. It’s a place of interplay, of mixing and alternate and distinctive “fronterizo” identification.
In El Paso, tens of 1000’s of individuals cross daily, together with many U.S. residents who stay in Ciudad Juárez, due to household ties, schooling or price of residing. Individuals work, go to high school and socialize on either side. Even in the course of the pandemic, U.S. residents have been allowed to cross freely.
My husband and I’ve hosted lots of of tourists from everywhere in the world. We might welcome President Biden or Donald Trump to come back take an actual tour of our cities.
They might be taught a lot from really speaking to migrants about why they’ve left, what they’re hoping to realize, the place they want to go and the way they need to contribute to our nation. We perceive the advantages.
As an alternative, the migrants stay unvoiced, and now we have to place up with this perverse border theater. Mr. Biden can achieve this a lot better than this.
Vanessa Johnson
El Paso
A Deal to Undo Gridlock in Congress
To the Editor:
Given the quantity and significance of points that Congress needs to be contemplating over the following a number of months, Democrats within the Home of Representatives ought to provide the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, the next deal:
In return for Democrats offering no matter voting assist the speaker wants to stay in workplace for the remainder of the present legislative time period, the speaker will pledge that he’ll place all laws handed by the Senate on the ground for a Home vote inside three weeks of passage and can allow well timed and affordable flooring dialogue, votes and amendments on all finances gadgets submitted by the suitable Home committees.
Within the absence of this deal or one thing prefer it, it’s unlikely that any necessary laws might be handed by this Congress earlier than elections within the fall. This gridlock can be unacceptable and intensely hurtful to our nationwide pursuits.
Russell A. Simpson
Laredo, Texas
The author is a retired lawyer and was an assistant dean of Harvard Regulation College.
