{"id":229366,"date":"2026-05-13T00:53:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/229366\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T00:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:53:07","slug":"the-intifada-comes-to-brooklyn-under-new-yorks-socialist-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/229366\/","title":{"rendered":"The Intifada Comes to Brooklyn Under New York\u2019s Socialist Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"

The intifada is coming to an American neighborhood near you. Or at least it has if you live in New York<\/a> and you have a sympathetic leftist mayor.<\/p>\n

On Monday night, a mob of not-too-peaceful protesters gathered at a synagogue in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn. They yelled angrily and, in some cases, harassed the Jews who happened to be there over what they say is the synagogue\u2019s support of settlements in the West Bank.<\/p>\n

A Hezbollah flag waves at the forefront of the anti Israel protest across the street from a Flatbush synagogue. <\/p>\n

The red inverted Hamas triangle can also be seen on a banner. pic.twitter.com\/1B98Yof3I6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Starr (@StarrJpost) May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Things turned violent as at least one young woman was assaulted on camera and protesters clashed with the New York Police Department, which appeared to be overwhelmed by the masked and keffiyeh-clad activists.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8 HAPPENING NOW IN BROOKLYN:<\/p>\n

Insane footage of pro-Hamas rioters marching through an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood toward a synagogue while assaulting Jewish kids.<\/p>\n

This is what Mamdani wants to see.<\/p>\n

He could stop this at any time. https:\/\/t.co\/RcrTPeA8h6<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0wCXoKfsGA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Yehuda Teitelbaum (@chalavyishmael) May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

From Fox news:<\/p>\n

WATCH: Three people arrested as another protest outside a New York synagogue turns violent.<\/p>\n

Hundreds gathered in Brooklyn as anti-Israel demonstrators clashed with police near the site, escalating into chaos.<\/p>\n

Police say those taken into custody were seen throwing items during\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/RR1S7Eqkx9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Three people were reportedly arrested at the protest, though color me skeptical that they will face any kind of consequence for their actions. Though, as Katie Pavlic at NewsNation noted, how is it that terrorist-supporting people like this were allowed into our country at all?<\/p>\n

While this whole thing is not surprising, it\u2019s still disturbing to see what\u2019s happening in the streets of New York. This is only the latest mob to threaten a synagogue in the city. In fact, this same synagogue was\u00a0inundated the week before<\/a>\u00a0with aggressive, masked agitators who battled with police and shouted anti-Israel slogans.<\/p>\n

For students of history, it\u2019s hard not to think of previous, ugly incidents of people in hoods and masks trying to intimidate an ethnic or religious group. As Manhattan Institute scholar Rafael Mangual posted on X, this protest gave off real \u201cKKK vibes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Masked thugs marching through Midwood to express their hatred of the Jews\u2026 KKK vibes. Disgusting, evil, and cowardly. But this is Zohran\u2019s NYC now, so buckle up. https:\/\/t.co\/E2VCqQC48V<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rafael A. Mangual (@Rafa_Mangual) May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Hey, where\u2019s the Southern Poverty Law Center? Weren\u2019t they all about stopping hate rallies or something? Oh,\u00a0I guess not<\/a>. The haters have the wrong skin color it seems.<\/p>\n

Mayor Zohran Mamdani didn\u2019t comment a week ago, and he hasn\u2019t commented now. This is what Mamdani chose to post about as things were going down in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

New York streets belong to New Yorkers, and Soccer Streets are for the kids.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re turning the block outside your school into a car-free soccer pitch, playground, and World Cup celebration all at once.<\/p>\n

Now until June 26, you\u2019ll find Soccer Streets in front of 50 public schools\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/VnfB3CfXvw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Yes, in Mamdani\u2019s New York, streets are for kids. They\u2019re also masked men waving the flags of Hamas and Hezbollah and threatening houses of worship, apparently.<\/p>\n

This is a guy leading a march through the Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn with a Hezbollah flag earlier tonight.<\/p>\n

Hezbollah is a terrorist organization responsible for the deaths of 300+ American citizens.<\/p>\n

This march is intended to intimidate and terrorize New York\u2019s Jewish\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/7mnjLBxJsH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Benny Polatseck (@BPolatseck) May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

While the mayor\u2019s office was silent about the incident, a handful of New York City Republican politicians chimed in.<\/p>\n

Councilwoman Inna Vernikov warned<\/a>\u00a0just before the protest took place that the rally was likely to turn ugly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018right of the people to peaceably assemble\u2019 requires the assemblage to be peaceful,\u201d she wrote on X. \u201cBut as we have witnessed far too often, the masked \u2018anti-Zionists\u2019 who descend upon our communities and call for the destruction of the Jewish state are far from peaceful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looks like she was spot on.<\/p>\n

New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino\u00a0wrote on social media<\/a>\u00a0that what\u2019s happening across the city \u201cis a disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said that this kind of incident was the real legacy of Mamdani\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

\u201cA phalanx of 500 police officers should not be needed to protect a synagogue from a violent mob of masked jihadis carrying the flags of designated terror organizations,\u201d Paladino wrote. \u201cMake no mistake \u2014 this is exactly what Mamdani was elected to facilitate.\u201d<\/p>\n

My take is that Paladino is onto something.<\/p>\n

Mamdani has made it\u00a0clear he\u2019s a committed socialist<\/a>\u00a0who is unlikely to deviate from the Left\u2019s policy priorities. But a significant part of the coalition that brought him to office is also maniacally focused on creating an American intifada.<\/p>\n

While Mamdani hasn\u2019t outright announced that he\u2019s joined forces with these folks, he\u2019s been blowing the dog whistle as hard as he can to make sure that wink, wink we all know.<\/p>\n

Not only did Mamdani fail to even acknowledge the mob incident in Brooklyn on Tuesday, but he\u2019s also left a long trail of tells that he\u2019s entirely in sympathy with their cause.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s brought the terrorist-sympathizing Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil into Gracie Mansion to dine. He\u2019s refused to denounce violent, Islamist-inspired protests in all but the vaguest generalities, and his wife has a\u00a0significant social media trail<\/a>\u00a0of posts sympathizing with Palestinian \u201cresistance fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, Islamist mobs operate with impunity in the city, and the camera hog Mamdani has suddenly gone MIA.<\/p>\n

The message is clear. They\u2019re in charge and those who disagree aren\u2019t welcome. The mobs will continue, indefinitely, until their \u201cZionist\u201d enemies are gone. Then they\u2019ll find a new target.<\/p>\n

For those targeted, you can expect little help from the powers that be in New York.<\/p>\n

The NYPD is being neutered, the mayor is too busy taxing the rich right out of town, and his army of government apparatchiks likely sympathizes with (or in some cases,\u00a0even marched alongside<\/a>) the mob.<\/p>\n