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of America no longer support the “two-state solution” — that is one Jewish State and one Palestinian state side by side. He asks Mamdani if this is now his position.

“I support the State of Israel as a state with equal rights…. A state that privileges one religion over the other is one I can’t tell you I support,” says Mamdani.

Once again, he defines what the rights are and who gets them.

Let’s recall it was democracy that gave birth to the state of Israel. The United Nations voted in 1947 to partition what was then called Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state. That vote, which occurred in the wake of the Holocaust where 40% of the Jews in the world were murdered, recognized the right of the Jewish people to their one state. The Jews accepted the UN partition, and the Arabs rejected it. The Arabs preferred to not have a Palestinian state if the price was also establishment of a Jewish state.

War, initiated by the Arabs, followed, and Israel has been fighting for its existence ever since.

Freedom House, a nonpartisan institute in Washington, measures and rates 208 nations worldwide according to civil rights and political liberties. Each country is ranked free, partly free or not free. Israel, with a population of about 10 million, about 2 million of whom are Arabs, is the only country in the Middle East ranked “free” by Freedom House.

There are some 50 Muslim countries in the world, constituting upwards of 2 billion Muslims. An AI search shows zero to two are ranked free. The 48-50 unfree Muslim countries do not trouble Mr. Mandani, a Muslim. The one free Jewish country keeps him up at night.

Attributed to author George Orwell is the quote, “in a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”

Let’s celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday with the revolutionary act of telling the truth: that this is a free nation under God, where life, liberty and property are sacred.

Telling the truth, boldly, clearly, courageously and without compromise is our main weapon against the many charlatans among us who threaten our future.

Star Parker is founder of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and author of “Necessary Noise, How Donald Trump Inflames the Culture War and Why this is Good News for America” (Hachette 2019). To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2026 CREATORS. COM