Opinion

After making sure mountains of garbage piled up and plenty of homeless people froze to death on the streets of New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani turned his attention back to his one true love: targeting Israelis. Just six weeks after taking office, Mamdani’s influence has already led to the eviction of Easy Aerial, a Brooklyn-based drone manufacturer with ties to Israel, from the publicly owned Brooklyn Navy Yard.

A deluge of anti-Zionist propaganda has impacted support for Israel since Oct. 7; still, the majority of Jews stand with it against its antisemitic and genocidal foes.

(Feb. 13, 2026 / JNS) Over the course of the last generation, a faction of American Jewry that is hostile to Israel has gradually gained greater visibility. A chief talking point is the claim that their stands—and not those of the mainstream Jewish organizations or the pro-Israel community in general—reflect the views of the majority of Jews.

In a resounding show of unity, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has secured the Republican nomination for Governor of New York, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown in the 2026 election. At the state GOP convention in Garden City, Blakeman accepted the nod with a pledge to restore affordability, bolster public safety, and reverse the state’s downward trajectory under Democratic leadership. As the first Jewish county executive in Nassau’s history, Blakeman brings a wealth of experience and a track record of tangible results that have transformed his county into a model of success. His nomination marks a fresh opportunity for Republicans to reclaim the governor’s mansion after more than two decades in the wilderness, leveraging his suburban appeal and no-nonsense approach to governance.

With Democrat mayors and governors across the nation tripping over each other to condemn ICE and immigration enforcement, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his own approach to justify unfettered illegal immigration into the country. He quoted the Torah, the Quran, and the Bible at an interfaith breakfast, using religion as a source of policy. Not only does this contradict his leftism, but it also perverts what religious texts say about adherence to the law.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his leftist allies are pressuring Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz to drop charges against Jabez Chakraborty, a mentally ill 22-year-old who was shot by a police officer on Jan. 26 after he charged at him with a kitchen knife.

As of this writing, the vote count in the special election for New Jersey’s 11^th Congressional seat – vacated by Gov. Mikie Sherrill – shows socialist Analilia Mejia leading former Rep. Tom Malinowski for the suburban district. The tight race follows a $2.3 million campaign by a super PAC allied with AIPAC, which ran ads criticizing Malinowski’s past votes in support of ICE while privately portraying his views on Israel as insufficient.