The US needs Israel and more: Letters to the Editor July 12, 2026

President Trump seems to have forgotten that the Israelis helped us start the war against Iran, and they killed dozens of Iranian leaders (“Jet-ban nix riles GOPers, Israel,” July 8).They have also done a lot more than that and flew thousands of sorties.Now that he may be starting the war back up, will Trump ask Israel to help us find and take out the top Iranian leaders again? Will Israel help us again, since Trump has clearly forgotten how very important Israel’s help was not too long ago?David LiptonToms River, NJRather than giving themselves 18.2% raises and allowing the raise to have a pretense of legitimacy, why not let the City Council members loose in a bank vault of their choosing so they can legally steal as much currency as they can carry (“City pols want to go pay hiking,” July 8)?It is Mamdani-land, after all, and that’s effectively what they’re doing.Mitch SchwefelBarnegat, NJGreat opinion piece by Rich Lowry on WNBA star Caitlin Clark (“WNBA Scorns Its Best,” PostOpinion, July 8).The league fails to realize that it would suffer immensely without her, as she is a huge box office draw.

Opposing players target her in jealousy.Matt EngelWilkes-Barre, Pa.Sen.Mitch McConnell, who is 84, is making phone calls from his hospital bed to dispel rumors and show that he is not brain-dead (“Mitch back from ‘dead,’ ” July 8).Let that sink in.

I have two words: term limits.Greg CantielloParrish, Fla.President Trump’s proactive response of challenging the arbitrary on-field red-card ruling on Folarin Balogun before the United States’ game with Belgium was not soccer blasphemy, it was effective leadership by a president who makes things happen (“Stars & gripes from the left,” Isaac Schorr, July 7).There are two kinds of people in this world: those who make things happen and those who let things happen.The naysayers are obviously the latter.Miles KuttlerAventura, Fla.The rescue operation carried out by NYPD officers to save a w...