Israel, under near-incessant siege from Hamas terrorist rockets — and a second layer of attack from critics who challenge its basic right to defend itself from those rockets — can use all the shows of solidarity it can get.
Which is why Gov. Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate co-leaders Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein should be applauded for their timely visit to the Jewish state.
Joining them: fashion designer and Cuomo brother-in-law Kenneth Cole, and Daily News Chairman and Publisher Mort Zuckerman.
Yes, Cuomo and the Legislature have plenty of work waiting for them when they get back home. Politics will quickly resume the moment they return on Thursday.
For now, this simple show of support for an embattled friend speaks volumes.
![In a narrow vote this week, the Federal Trade Commission approved a rule that will ban the vast majority of noncompete clauses by U.S. employers, which have long prevented workers from switching jobs or setting out on their own. In doing so, the agency did its duty to protect American economic dynamism and opportunity, nothing less, nothing more. We hope that’s the clear conclusion of the courts that will now rule on a lawsuit being brought by the Chamber of Commerce, which has strenuously supported this anticompetitive practice. Of the arguments that the business group and other opponents have rolled […]](https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1820955015.jpg?w=490 "In a narrow vote this week, the Federal Trade Commission approved a rule that will ban the vast majority of noncompete clauses by U.S. employers, which have long prevented workers from switching jobs or setting out on their own. In doing so, the agency did its duty to protect American economic dynamism and opportunity, nothing less, nothing more. We hope that’s the clear conclusion of the courts that will now rule on a lawsuit being brought by the Chamber of Commerce, which has strenuously supported this anticompetitive practice. Of the arguments that the business group and other opponents have rolled […]")
