New York Daily News | Opinion: Don’t Ban Masks for ‘Jewish Safety’

Originally published in print and online in the New York Daily News opinion section on April 9th, 2025. Read in full here. Behind closed doors, New York lawmakers are advancing a dangerous statewide mask ban. Gov. Hochul first proposed it in June 2024, framing it as a measure for “Jewish safety.” But using Jews to justify stripping civil rights doesn’t make us safe — it makes us a scapegoat. In…