https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2013/02/01/edward-i-koch-1924-2013-some-remembrances/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 03:00:13 -0400<![CDATA[I was proud to consider myself a friend of Ed Koch. Despite obvious disagreements, Koch remained supportive of my work, and very often I would get a brief email indicating how he appreciated what I had written about the need to support Israel and to criticize its opponents. I heard from him regularly, the last time on January 2 when he wrote to compliment me for a recent PJ Media column criticizing the nomination of Chuck Hagel and another on the anti-Israel positions of Tom Friedman: “Your commentaries on Hagel and Friedman were superb.” I have no doubt that were he still with us he would have been a lone Democrat who would have commented negatively on Hagel’s testimony yesterday.]]>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:52:09 -0500<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2013/02/01/edward-i-koch-1924-2013-some-remembrances-n184277