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Oh look, it’s Zohran Mamdani tweeting “Happy Passover, Chag Pesach Sameach, and a Zissen un Koshern Pesach” to the Jews of New York — as if he hasn’t spent the last year empowering every voice that spreads hatred against Am Yisrael while Jewish children are chased through the subways and shuls must hire armed guards just to daven.

This is the same mayor who rushed to reject the IHRA definition of antisemitism because actually naming blood libels and “globalize the intifada” chants was too “divisive” for his coalition. His wife has repeatedly liked and engaged with posts celebrating the October 7 massacre, and his only response is to shrug and call her “a private person.” All the while, Jews have suffered the vast majority of hate crimes in the city, yet real protection and moral clarity from City Hall have been nowhere to be found.

Pesach is not some vague “social justice” story. It is the Torah’s account of Yetzias Mitzrayim: Hashem Himself smote the Egyptians with ten plagues, split the Yam Suf, and brought His chosen people out of slavery with a strong hand and outstretched arm. The entire purpose was to bring Klal Yisrael to Har Sinai to receive the Torah — and ultimately to settle in Eretz Yisrael, the eternal inheritance promised to Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov. “Next year in Jerusalem” is not optional poetry; it is the living hope of every Jew who believes in the words of the Haggadah and the nevuos of the nevi’im.

But in Mamdani’s DSA worldview, that divine ending gets erased. The return to Zion is reframed as “settler-colonialism.” He shows up at his downtown seder, surrounded by Hamas supporters and performers, and twists the story into generic “oppression” talk while skipping the part where Hashem plants the Jewish people back in their G-d-given land. He hosts iftars with those who cheered the murder of Jews, then dons a yarmulke for the cameras.

An Israeli comedian wisely walked away from one of his events the moment he heard Mamdani’s name — refusing to share a stage with a man who would pursue Netanyahu but break bread with sympathizers of those who slaughter Jews.

This tweet is not achdus or solidarity. It is cynical damage control from a mayor who has helped turn New York into a place where frum Yidden feel increasingly unsafe, all while pretending to stand with the community he undermines. Klal Yisrael does not need hollow greetings and heart emojis from those who empower our enemies. We need a leader who will fight antisemitism without compromise — not one who picks and chooses which Jews to protect based on political convenience.

Real Chareidi Jews, who learn the Haggadah with emunah peshutah and daven for the geulah shleimah every day, see straight through this. The Yetzias Mitzrayim did not end in Brooklyn, in a DSA meeting, or in selective amnesia about the Torah’s eternal promise of Eretz Yisrael. It points to redemption in our homeland under Hashem’s kingship.

Keep your performative “Zissen Pesach.” The Jewish community — especially its Torah-observant heart — has clear eyes, strong emunah, and long memories. We know who stands with Am Yisrael and who merely performs for votes.

Say it with us, Zohran, “Next year in Yerushalayim!

PS: Trying to figure out why there is an orange on this Seder plate… and why Mamdani has wine at his Seder if he’s Muslim… it goes along with him eating non-Halal meat at Taco-Bell last week. Just another day in the life of a radical, disgusting, slimy socialist, married to a Jihadist wife who openly volunteered (in a since deleted Tweet)  to be a martyr to kill Jews.

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(JNS) – Long a contentious issue in the heavily Chassidic neighborhood of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, protected bike lanes may soon become a flashpoint again.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making infrastructure improvement a focus of his administration, especially in anticipation of the World Cup games scheduled to be held in the area in July. Those enhancements include protected bike lanes approaching the Brooklyn Bridge, in nearby downtown Brooklyn.

The former mayor, Eric Adams, had removed a protected bike lane in Williamsburg at the behest of the Chassidic communities in the populous neighborhood.

Williamsburg is also home to many non-Chassidic residents, including Latinos and young professionals who flock to the gentrifying neighborhood for its hip shops, music venues and proximity to the East River waterfront.

The Chassidic communities, which have high birth rates and large families, skew younger, on average.

A reporter asked Mamdani on March 31 at a press conference if he plans to restore the protected bike lane on Bedford Avenue, a major thoroughfare through Williamsburg and other parts of Brooklyn. The mayor appeared to dodge the issue.

“I’m going to follow up with DOT and then get back to you on the specifics of the delay and the implementation,” he said, of the transportation department.

As a candidate, Mamdani promised to restore the bike lane, which was situated between the curb and parked cars to protect bikers from vehicular traffic,

Protected bike lanes can put vulnerable pedestrians, including children, at risk, because they have to cross in the path of oncoming cyclists to reach school buses that pull up outside their homes.

Yellow buses, with school names in Yiddish on their sides, criss-cross Williamsburg on the six days a week that children there attend yeshiva.

Rabbi David Niederman, executive director of United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg, was hurrying to burn his chametz on the eve of Passover on Wednesday when told JNS why his community opposes the bike lanes.

“This is an issue of safety,” he said, as car horns blaring loudly behind him on a busy Williamsburg street.

“We have so many elderly and children, and it is not safe for pedestrians and not for the drivers,” he said, referring to bikers.

“The former vice chair of my board was hit by a bike and was terribly injured,” said Niederman, the longtime leader of the social services and advocacy organization.

The local community leader also said that the issue “did not come up at all” at the March 16 meeting the mayor held with Orthodox Jewish leaders.

The March 31 press conference focused on improvements to storm drain systems in flood-prone parts of New York City, including making sewer grates less dangerous for cyclists.

Mamdani wove in references to Brooklyn rapper 2 Milly and “the importance of delivering sewer socialism across the five boroughs.”

The Israel Defense Forces intensified its campaign against Iran overnight, carrying out a massive wave of strikes targeting key military production infrastructure in Tehran.

According to the IDF, more than 400 strikes have been conducted over the past 48 hours, with over 650 munitions dropped on sites tied to the Iranian regime’s weapons development and production efforts.

Among the primary targets was a central complex affiliated with Iran’s Defense Ministry, where infrastructure used for the development and production of advanced missile systems was located. These systems were designed to target aircraft, including fighter jets and unmanned aerial vehicles.

In addition, approximately 15 weapons production facilities were struck, along with air defense systems, ballistic missile launch sites, and storage infrastructure.

The IDF said the strikes were carried out by the Israeli Air Force with precise intelligence guidance, focusing on degrading the regime’s ability to manufacture and deploy advanced weaponry.

Military officials described the operation as part of a broader phase aimed at dismantling the core production capabilities of the Iranian regime, marking a significant escalation in efforts to neutralize long-term threats.

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — According to a report by the London-based news outlet Iran International, a “top secret” document of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), obtained by the hacker group Edalat-e Ali, outlines how civilian infrastructure, public facilities, and nature areas are integrated into the IRGC’s missile system.

According to the report, the 33-page document was compiled by the intelligence and operations division of the IRGC missile command and is intended to guide missile units on the “identification, maintenance, and use” of launch positions.

Based on the document’s contents, the IRGC authorized the use of urban infrastructure such as water, electricity, gas, and telephone systems, as well as various civilian facilities, including hospitals, restaurants, garages, and service centers, as part of the support and deployment network for missile units. The report claims the document reflects a multi-layered policy designed to enable a dispersed, networked, and cross-sector deployment of operational systems.

The document also reportedly permits the use of natural areas, including forests, wooded regions, hills, and mountains, for positioning forces and launch sites. The report linked this to recent criticism surrounding the exposure of a “missile city” in a mountainous complex near Yazd, which allegedly raised concerns about environmental and water resource damage. The document also mentions a “dispersion” policy involving the use of elevated terrain and vegetation cover for attacks.

According to the report, the document also allows the use of sports and industrial facilities such as halls, workshops, warehouses, and hangars as part of what it defines as “artificial dispersion” or “cover dispersion.” Iran International claimed that during the current conflict, footage has emerged showing strikes on such facilities, which were later alleged to have been used by the IRGC for operational purposes. It further reported that, according to its estimates, Israeli and U.S. strikes on some of these sites resulted in the deaths of hundreds of IRGC personnel.

Another section of the document deals with “emergency and urgent” situations, in which “third-tier” launch positions are designated for rapid use. According to the report, this policy justifies rapid deployment even in civilian areas and emphasizes the need to position support and rescue vehicles near launch sites. The document also stresses the continuous collection and updating of a “database” of positions and operational routes, alongside the use of civilian infrastructure and services for operational support.

The report further claims that, alongside the emphasis on survivability and concealment, the document reveals inherent concerns about information leaks and operational exposure. Forces are instructed to employ “deception, cover, and normalization methods,” restrict access to launch sites, and report any leaks immediately. However, according to Iran International, footage from the fighting has shown instances where the required distance between launch positions and populated areas was not maintained, and there were reports of missile falls posing risks to civilians—for example, in a mountainous park near Yazd and another position in Hamadan.

The document also addresses the use of main and secondary roads, both on and alongside them, in “urgent” situations even without prior registration in launcher databases. According to the report, it does not detail specific measures to protect civilian lives in such areas. It also notes that the document’s introduction acknowledges the capability of Iran’s adversaries to detect, track, and destroy missile systems, and that several sections reflect caution and even internal distrust. For example, a directive is issued not to assign engineering tasks to a single driver and a recommendation given to avoid employing temporary or short-term drivers for sensitive missions.

Additionally, the report noted that according to Reuters, which cited five U.S. intelligence officials last week, Washington has concluded that roughly one-third of the Islamic Republic’s missile stockpile has been destroyed so far. Against this backdrop, Iran International argues that the document reflects a prioritization of urgency, survivability, and dispersion over precision and operational efficiency, and that the dispersion policy itself may harm coordination and real-time control, even if it is intended to improve the system’s survivability.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY (AP) – Reports of loud booms in a suburban New York neighborhood this week led authorities to an apartment where a man was found to be storing more than two dozen improvised explosive devices, federal prosecutors said.

Raymond Elders had a “blueish black chemical residue” on his hands and was holding a lighter when police encountered him inside the apartment early Monday in White Plains, according to a criminal complaint.

Elders, 65, faces charges including use of a weapon of mass destruction, manufacturing destructive devices and possessing those devices and explosives after felony convictions.

He made his initial court appearance Tuesday and a judge ordered that he remain in custody, noting he was a potential flight risk and danger to the community.

Sungso Lee, a federal public defender representing Elders, did not immediately respond Wednesday to an email seeking comment.

Neighbors had called the police after hearing loud explosions, with one saying she had been hearing such sounds in the area for several weeks, the document said.

When authorities arrived, a witness directed an officer to the building where Elders lives, and the officer noticed an “acrid, burning odor” and then spotted what they believed to be a pipe bomb on the front steps, prosecutors say.

Inside, they found Elders and another person. A search of the apartment eventually led to the discovery of at least 25 improvised explosive devices, according to the complaint.

Prosecutors said surveillance video from earlier this month also showed a man believed to be Elders standing on a sidewalk on his street holding what appears to be an explosive device, which he then lit and threw into the street before fleeing on foot. An explosion is then heard on the footage seconds later.

The LPD today is taking delivery of 30 Cyber Trucks as they begin to replace their aging cars with up-to-date EVs, TLS has learned.

The move was welcomed by Elon Musk himself, who stated, “I think it’s great. We’re seeing more and more departments making the switch.”

Chief Meyer tells TLS the first batch of vehicles were actually purchased with a grant they applied for after reading about it on the Scoop.

The first vehicles could be seen on the road as early as this week.

(TLS – April 1st Division)

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Mike Huckabee said that media personality Tucker Carlson had expressed interest in visiting Jerusalem to publicly reverse past positions on Israel, Jews and Iran, but the claim was later revealed to be an April Fools’ Day joke.

In an initial post on X, Huckabee wrote that Carlson planned to spend Easter Sunday in Jerusalem and “renounce” prior statements, including criticism of Donald Trump.

In a follow-up post about an hour later, Huckabee clarified the remark, writing: “April Fool’s! (C’mon, you KNEW it was!),” confirming the original statement was not genuine.

There has been no indication that Carlson is planning such a trip or intends to make any such public statements.

April Fool's! (C'mon, you KNEW it was!)

— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) April 1, 2026