Israel's airlines will operate "special flights" for American

In spite of the obvious dangers of flying out of Israel, El Al Airlines announced on Friday that it will operate "special flights" for those Americans whose flights were canceled due to the conflict with the Iranian regime.

The airline will operate six dedicated non-stop flights from Tel Aviv to New York's JFK and Newark airports for American citizens starting March 16. The flights are in coordination with the U.S. State Department,

The available information is as follows: 

Target Audience: U.S. citizens in Israel with cancelled flights due to security conditions.
Booking/Rebooking: El Al will proactively contact passengers with cancelled tickets for rebooking.
Registration Form: All U.S. citizens looking for flights should fill out the special form at elal.com/eng/about-elal/news/special-flights-to-usa.
Alternative Options: The U.S. Embassy advises checking other carriers, as Ben Gurion Airport is open for limited commercial flights.

Americans needing assistance should also complete the U.S. Department of State crisis intake form.

"Thousands of American citizens whose flights back to the United States were canceled due to the war with Iran are currently staying in Israel," the airline wrote on X.

"As part of an arrangement between the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, and EL AL, beginning March 16, we will operate six non-stop flights from Tel Aviv to New York designated exclusively for American citizens. These flights are expected to depart at full capacity, subject to Government Approvals," it added.

Thousands of American citizens are currently stranded in Israel after widespread flight disruptions and cancellations caused by the conflict.

According to the airline, the flights are being arranged in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.

Officials expect the flights to depart at full capacity, pending final government approvals.

Starting Sunday morning, EL AL will begin proactively contacting American citizens who hold valid EL AL tickets whose flights were canceled and who have not yet been reassigned to other flights. Those passengers will be offered seats on the special flights at no additional cost.

At this stage, priority placement is being given to passengers who were originally holding EL AL tickets whose flights were canceled.

PLEASE NOTE:

* Registration does not guarantee placement.
* Flight schedules and eligibility criteria may change based on security and airspace developments.
* Those with existing EL AL bookings will be prioritized initially.

The airline said it is prepared to expand the number of special flights for American citizens if necessary, noting that the initial six flights will only partially address the high demand among those seeking to return to the United States.

Any expansion of the program, EL AL said, will depend on additional approvals from government authorities.

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Mamdani's wife is clearly an anti-Semite and more

Last week, New York City Democrat-socialist Mayor Comrade Zohran Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, suddenly found herself getting more public attention than the administration probably wanted. It turned out she had liked dozens of social media posts celebrating the October 7, 2023 terror attacks in Israel. Not just vague political commentary either. Some of the posts cheered the slaughter of dogs and even the kidnapping of a 12 year old Israeli boy who was tied to a tree and horrible things were done to him.

Naturally, the media and Team Mamdani rushed in with the usual cleanup routine. They waved away concerns about her social media activity by reminding everyone that she is a "private citizen" who supposedly has no influence on the mayor's policies. Funny how that works. 

Why is it that nobody in the press ever seems eager to extend that same courtesy to the private spouses of conservatives like Justices Alito and Thomas.

Now we are learning that Duwaji’s antisemitism might not be some random social media hiccup. It appears to be more of a lifestyle choice. She provided illustrations for a book compiled by Palestinian American author and "journalist" Susan Abulhawa.

Abulhawa, for those keeping score at home, has quite the résumé when it comes to ugly rhetoric. She has referred to Jews with slurs like "rootless parasites." I guess Abulhawa doesn't believe that after thousands of years with roots in Israel, it doesn't count as roots.

As Levine points out [below], Abulhawa often tries to hide behind the usual rhetorical fig leaves, directing her insults toward "Israel" or "Zionists." Sometimes, however, the mask slips and she says exactly what she means, as she does here:

Of course, the Mamdani administration quickly dismissed the concerns. A spokesperson explained, "As is common for freelance illustrators, the First Lady was commissioned to illustrate an excerpt of Abulhawa's book by an outside publisher. She has never engaged with or met Susan Abulhawa, nor had she seen the tweets in question."

That explanation did not change the basic facts. Rama Duwaji, the first lady of New York City, provided a featured illustration for an essay by an author who called Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023 attack "spectacular," has frequently decried what she describes as "Jewish supremacist vampires," and said Jewish Israelis are "rootless soulless ghouls."

Duwaji, wife of Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-NY), created a drawing for "A Trail of Soap," an essay in the collection Every Moment is a Life compiled by Abulhawa. The essay, published last month in Everything Is Political, which is an offshoot of the self described "environmental & social justice nonprofit organization" Slow Factory, tells the story of a Gazan woman searching for a bathroom in the territory.

Abulhawa, an author and anti Israel activist, has a long record of cheering on terror and demonizing Jews. Just days after Oct. 7, she wrote an op ed in Electronic Intifada where she called the massacres "a spectacular moment that shocked the world" and suggested that Israel, the real victim, allowed the attack to happen. 

Earlier this week, Duwaji and Mamdani hosted Hamas supporter Mahmoud Khalil for dinner at Gracie Mansion.

There is definitely a theme here.

While they scream that President Trump and Republicans are "Nazis," this is who Democrats embrace and elevate: antisemites and anti Israel activists. New York is home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. They have every right to know whether their mayor and his wife despise them, or support people who do.

Can you guess the truth?

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Scooter driver killed in NYC due to pothole-ridden streets

A scooter driver was tragically killed this week on a busy Queens street that's riddled with dangerous potholes, the kind locals have been griping about for years, [H/T  The New York Post].

The pothole-plagued stretch of Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park has generated 311 complaints since 2020, with at least a dozen already logged this year alone, according to city records.

On Monday night, a 46-year-old man riding a standing electric scooter eastbound on the beat-up roadway was thrown from his ride after slamming into a pothole near 106th Street, police said. Cops rushed to the scene around 9:30 p.m. following a 911 call about an unconscious person in the roadway. They found the victim suffering from "severe head trauma," the NYPD reported.

The man, whose name is being withheld pending family notification, was transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center but did not survive.

The city Department of Transportation (DOT) showed up at the crash scene too and made immediate repairs to the roadway, according to police. You've heard the expression, "closing the barn door after the horses ran away."

The Big Apple has fielded a staggering 557 pothole reports along Liberty Avenue over the last six years, per a Post review of the records.

As mentioned, at least a dozen 311 complaints about potholes on the roughly 8-mile thoroughfare have come in during 2026 so far, all dated between January 1 and March 6, NYPD,  and every one of them was marked as resolved.

A DOT spokesperson insisted no prior pothole complaints had been filed for the specific section of Liberty Avenue where the fatal crash occurred in "recent years." 

"This is a terrible tragedy, and our thoughts are with the victim of this crash and his family," the spokesperson told The Post in a statement.

"The high volumes of snowfall, salt, and use of tire chains all contribute to wear and tear on our roads and we expect a high number of potholes this season," the rep added.

"We typically see more potholes form in the spring, following the winter and cycle of freezing and thawing conditions, and NYC DOT is taking action to make our roads smooth."

The NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad continues to probe the incident. Nearly 14,400 pothole reports have flooded in across the city so far in 2026, the highest tally in years, with more than half originating from Queens, as The Post exclusively reported earlier this week.

That represents a whopping 59 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The DOT highlighted that it has already filled more than 45,100 potholes this year, with an average repair time of just two days.

But a Post analysis of 311 data revealed that more than a quarter of the complaints filed so far in 2026 remained marked "open," "pending," or "in progress" as of earlier this week.

"NYC DOT has crews working around the clock across the five boroughs to fill potholes and make emergency roadway repairs, with more than 10,000 potholes filled in just the last week alone," an agency rep said, "and plans to resurface more than 1,100 lane miles this year."

Maybe comrade Mayor Mamdani (D) can get on the case, or maybe not. Time will tell.

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Republican beats Democrat in deep blue state after his social media history gets uncovered

A Republican pulled off a genuine shocker in deep-blue Northern Virginia on Tuesday, snagging a county-level seat that nobody saw coming after the Democrat nominee's ancient social media skeletons came tumbling out of the closet.

Jeannie LaCroix, 64, won the special election for a Prince William County Board of Supervisors seat, beating Democrat Muhammed Sufiyan Casim, 36, a Muslim Pakistani immigrant. The turning point? Revelations that Casim, back in his 20s in the 2010s, had posted a bunch of racist, misogynist, and antisemitic stuff online, as Potomac Local News laid out.

Casim tried to clean it up in an interview with the Prince William Times. "I wasn’t realizing the cultural weight and the context, so I used that word foolishly, but not in a derogatory or prejudicial way," he said, explaining that he had used the N-word to refer to his black friend. "Back in those days, a lot of kids would use that word both with kids of African American origin and people of any brown ethnicity." He also suggested he had just been copying the behavior of "kids" of "brown ethnicity" at the time.

In a March 2 X post where he confirmed he wasn't dropping out, Casim went the victim route, blaming the rhetoric of the former Republican chairman of the Board (who left office seven years ago) for emboldening neo-Nazis, then adding, "As a Muslim-American who has experienced what it’s like to live in America after 9/11, discussions around cultural sensitivity are very important to me."

LaCroix took 43.7% of the vote to Casim's 37%, with write-ins grabbing 19.2%, per the Prince William County Office of Elections via Potomac Local News. The Republican rode the wave of a fractured Democratic side. Pamela Montgomery, who lost the primary to Casim, jumped in as a write-in just a week before Election Day because of those decade-old posts. She even led in fundraising despite the late start.

"For Democrats, confronting racism is not optional. It is foundational," Montgomery, who is Black, wrote in a letter published by the Prince William Times on Election Day. "When racist language surfaces, especially from someone seeking public office, the response should be clear: acknowledge it, condemn it, and demand accountability."

This race filled the vacancy left by Democrat Margaret Franklin, who resigned after winning a Virginia House of Delegates seat in January. Franklin had crushed Casim in the Dem primary for that state House spot by more than 2-to-1.

Prince William County is the kind of affluent, diverse D.C. suburb that Democrats usually own. Kamala Harris carried it by 18 points in 2024, and Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger won it by 34 points in November 2025. The northeastern precincts around Woodbridge are some of the bluest in the whole county, per 2024 VoteHub data.

LaCroix's win stands out as one of the rare flips from blue to red in a special election during President Donald Trump's second term. Meanwhile, over the past year, Democrats have been flipping multiple state legislative seats in areas Trump carried by double digits in 2024.

Sometimes the past really does refuse to stay buried, especially when it's dumb stuff someone posted online in their 20s. And sometimes voters decide that "I was young and foolish" doesn't quite cut it when you're running for office. Who knew accountability could swing both ways?

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Old Dominion University shooter ID'd as likely jihadist

I posted about a reported shooter at Old Dominion University, here, that wounded two people and ended the shooter's life. We now know the identity of the shooter and yes, his first name begins with the letter "M."

The shooter, Mahamed Jalloh, was previously convicted of supporting ISIL [who the kids often refer to as ISIS].

Mohamed Bailor Jalloh was arrested back in 2016, per the Department of Justice press release, for "attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)." 

According to the complaint, Jalloh is alleged to have attempted to provide services by assisting in the procurement of weapons to be used in what he believed was going to be an attack on U.S. soil committed in the name of ISIL. In addition, the complaint alleges that Jalloh attempted to provide material support to ISIL by providing money to assist in the facilitation of individuals seeking to join ISIL.

This guy, a naturalized citizen from Sierra Leone, reportedly made multiple trips overseas trying to link up with ISIL directly. He ended up pleading guilty and getting slapped with an 11-year sentence in 2017.

Fast-forward, and under the Biden administration, he walks free in 2024.These are all excellent questions. Why wasn't he deported after serving time for trying to arm up for a domestic terror attack in the name of a foreign terrorist group? Why was this would-be jihadist released back into American society?

We do not have to live like this.

Meanwhile, Democrats continue to keep the Department of Homeland Security shut down in a push to defund the agency and abolish ICE, because apparently, securing the homeland and deporting threats like this is just too mean-spirited for the progressive playbook.

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NYC gets huge credit downgrade under Mamdani's poor mayoralty

What? No goofy smile?

New York City's Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani has proposed jacking up the city's budget in a big way.

Moody's downgraded New York City's financial outlook from "stable" to "negative" on Wednesday, pointing to a projected $5.4 billion budget deficit.

That gaping hole was laid out by Comrade Mamdani during a preliminary budget hearing back in February. The mayor wants to balloon the city's budget from $115 billion under his predecessor to $127 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, as millionaires flee the city.

A spokesperson for Mamdani pushed back, calling Moody's move premature. The rep pointed out that state lawmakers are eyeing roughly $5 billion in extra funding for the city.

Moody's statement did nod to the possibility that the proposed state aid "could have a stabilizing effect over time," but the ratings agency was quick to add that it would only count "if enacted."

If that Albany cash doesn't come through, Mamdani has floated hiking property taxes by 9.5 percent and dipping $980 million into the city's rainy-day fund. Moody's warned that pulling from reserves would "limit financial flexibility, especially if economic growth slows sharply or an outright downturn materializes."

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine described the potential tax increase and reserve raid as having "dire consequences." He called the Moody's outlook shift a major red flag.

"Moody's decision to review New York City's outlook to negative is a sobering wakeup call about the fiscal challenges ahead for us," Levine said.

This downgrade lands after a year of record Wall Street revenues and a solid local economy. Moody's kept the city's bond rating unchanged for now, even as it flipped the outlook. A full downgrade would almost certainly drive up New York's borrowing costs by flashing greater credit risks to investors.

The agency cautioned that a deeper rating cut could come if budget gaps swell to 10 percent of city revenue.

Mamdani has pinned the deficits on what he calls mismanagement during former Mayor Eric Adams's tenure, insisting prior budgets shortchanged cash assistance, rental support, and shelter services. In other words, he refuses to accept any responsibility, which doesn't bode well for future change in his socialist tactics.

The Adams years did, however, see the city take in more than 210,000 migrants, with housing and support costs estimated at roughly $4.3 billion. Those bills are still hammering the budget, but Mamdani's plans for dealing with the budget will only make things worse, as people with wealth wisely flee.

At the same time, Mamdani is pushing ahead with several expensive items from his campaign playbook, like expanded childcare and transit programs. Per estimates cited by the New York Post, his push to extend childcare to two-year-olds could jump from $73 million in year one to $425 million by 2027. 

The so called "free and fast buses" plan might run the city as much as $800 million.

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Corrupt Dem IL mayor thinks she can win as a GOPer

Former corrupt Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard has strategically switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican to run for a seat in Georgia after a career full of scandals and questionable behavior. 

Henyard is running for Fulton County Board of Commissioners in District five according to election filings. She will be competing against four Democratic candidates for the seat. The former mayor has not made any public statements about her campaign yet, perhaps due to her belief that a low profile best suits the situation.

However, given her history, it won’t be easy for her to win this seat once voters are made aware of the long string of scandals she was involved in during her tenure as Dolton mayor.

Henyard served as mayor from 2021 to 2025 and referred to herself as a “super mayor.” In reality, she was probably the most corrupt mayor in the nation.

For starters, she is alleged to have spent taxpayer funds for her personal expenses and mismanaged the city’s finances. In fact, she was so mired in corruption that the city hired former Chicago Mayor Lori "Beetlejuice" Lightfoot to investigate her. The probe found that the village's general fund balance dropped from $5.61 million in April 2022 to a deficit of $3.65 million by May 2024, according to Fox News.

Henyard allegedly used the village credit card to shop at stores like Amazon, Target, Walgreens, and Wayfair. In fact, she ran up about $779,000 worth of purchases on the credit card in 2023 with no receipts to explain the purchases, according to Fox 32 Chicago.

At a public meeting, Lightfoot said Henyard was "using the credit card and charging these amounts using your tax dollars."

Henyard also allegedly shelled out about $85,000 on a party that featured two musical acts. Dolton Trustee Jason House told ABC7 Chicago, that she "has taken lavish trips with village staff, and has caused the village to be in a multi-million dollar deficit."

Eventually, Henyard's misconduct caught the attention of federal authorities. 

The FBI launched an investigation into Henyard after multiple witnesses told agents about her behavior while she was in office. The Bureau served subpoenas at Dolton Village Hall in April 2024, requesting employment records, financial documents, and travel expense records for 25 village employees, including top aide Keith Freeman, who is facing charges for bankruptcy fraud.

This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Henyard's corruption.

The FBI also investigated allegations that she instructed Dolton police to retaliate against local business owners who refused to donate to her civic events. One owner said police raided his business and shut it down as a form of punishment.

Henyard also faced allegations that she fired an employee who was allegedly sexually assaulted by one of the former mayor's allies.

The FBI was also investigating Henyard's conduct when she served as supervisor in Thornton Township where she faced other allegations of financial misconduct.

The former mayor was also involved in a brawl at Thornton Township during a board meeting in January 2025 when her boyfriend traded blows with a community activist.

At this point, Henyard's list of scandals could probably fill a book. Yet, she seems to believe she can still win office by moving to Georgia and running as a Republican which shows she’s not only corrupt, but also not very bright. Look, folks, this is the kind of political grift that makes you wonder if the woman has a mirror or just a really forgiving one. She tanked a small town, left it drowning in red ink, dodged subpoenas like they were parking tickets, and now she's shopping for a fresh start in a new state with a new party label like it's a wardrobe change. 

Georgia voters in Fulton County District 5 might want to Google "super mayor" before they mark any ballots. Spoiler: the results ain't pretty.

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Shooter dead after shooting at Old Dominion in Norfolk, VA

A gunman is dead after opening fire at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, roughly 90 minutes southeast of Richmond.

Early reports indicated three people injured in what was described as an "active threat" situation on campus.

A gunman is dead after injuring two people at Old Dominion University Thursday morning, according to ODU officials.

The gunman opened fire in Constant Hall at approximately 10:50 a.m. ODU officials said two people were injured as a result and were taken to a local hospital. Their status is currently unknown.

ODU sophomore Logan Hayes was in Constant Hall taking a test when the active shooter situation started. He said the fire alarm went off and he ran out of the building.

As soon as he got outside, Logan told WAVY, “I heard about a multitude of gunshots go off and people just screaming.”

According to Fox News, officials said the gunman opened fire in Constant Hall at about 10:50 am Eastern time. The extent of the victim's injuries is unknown at this time.

"This is kind of like our new normal," said Fox News contributor James Gagliano. "We deal with these. Whether or not this was a mass shooting, whether or not this was a hate crime. This could've been workplace violence. It could've been a love triangle. We have to keep our aperture open on the investigation. Now I say that and suggest that only because the gunman, from what we're hearing, is down. Police want to immediately go to the sound of the guns, stop the threat, interdict them immediately, get help to the wounded, and then slow things down. The next most concerning thing here, Harris, was this a lone attacker or was this part of a larger conspiracy?"

Look, these campus incidents keep piling up, and the response is always the same: swift police action neutralized the threat here before it escalated into something far worse. Two victims in the hospital, shooter down, campus locked down. But Gagliano nails it. This is the grim routine now. We don't know motive yet, we don't know if it's isolated or something bigger. Investigators need to stay laser-focused, keep that wide lens on possibilities, and let the facts emerge without jumping to conclusions.

Prayers for the injured, and kudos to the first responders who ran toward the gunfire.

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