The gunman who opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night has been identified as Cole Allen of Torrance, Calif. — with President Trump calling him a likely “lone wolf whack job” who “looked pretty evil.”
The 31-year-old, identified by federal law enforcement sources, was arrested after allegedly entering the Washington Hilton hotel and charging toward the ballroom where Trump and roughly 2,500 guests had assembled.
The gunfire broke out near the event’s indoor security screening area just after 8:30 p.m. — as salad was being served. The Secret Service rushed Trump out of the room as members of his cabinet ducked under tables before they too were evacuated.
A LinkedIn profile matching his name and photo described him as a teacher at C2 Education, a tutoring and test prep company. C2 awarded him the “teacher of the month” in December 2024, according to social media posts
Allen graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, according to the LinkedIn profile.
A spokeswoman for Caltech told the New York Times that a person named Cole Allen had earned an undergraduate degree in 2017, but the school did not have any further information immediately available.
There are editorial decisions that make you scratch your head. And then there are decisions so staggering in their moral recklessness that they demand a public accounting.
The New York Times' choice to publish an op-ed on April 23, 2026 by University of California, Berkeley history professor Ussama Makdisi - positioning him as a credible, sober commentator on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - falls firmly, irredeemably, in the second category.
This is not a close call.
This is not a matter of reasonable people disagreeing about which voices belong in the public square. This is the Times conferring the prestige of its op-ed page - the most coveted platform in American journalism - on a man whose public record on this subject is not merely controversial, but morally indefensible. The editors who authorized this piece owe their readers an apology.
The hearing is over. The threats were not carried out in full. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was not thrown out of office as Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara wished despite it not being within her purview. But anyone tempted to breathe even half a sigh of relief has missed the deeper scandal.
Israel’s High Court of Justice has now made unmistakably clear that it sees itself as entitled to sit in judgment not only over laws, regulations and administrative procedures, but over the composition, direction and practical freedom of an elected government.
The court may have stopped short, for now, of ordering Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire Ben-Gvir. Yet it still moved to narrow the minister’s operational latitude and pushed for a renewed arrangement, brokered through the attorney general, to limit his involvement in "sensitive" policing matters, appointments and law-enforcement decision-making.
That is not restraint in the ordinary democratic sense. It is the tyranny of judicial rule strategically advancing by increments.
Meirav Cohen from Kibbutz Ein HaShlosha thanked Bezalel Talia from Talia Farm in the southern Hebron Hills for saving her life on October 7.
On the program Not What You Thought on Keshet 12, Cohen turned to Bezalel and told him,
“Thank you. You saved my life." He responded in surprise, “Me?" and she answered, “I’m from Ein HaShlosha." Bezalel modestly replied: “There were many others there. I was only part of it."
Later, Cohen recounted:
“On October 7, the terrorists stood beneath my safe room and shouted. They terrified us - we saw death. Bezalel came to save us when there was no army. Masses of people from the settlements came to save us. I have tears in my eyes. This is a person who is the most different from me in the world, from a religious family, a true right-winger. It only shows how much we and they are the same. In the end, we are people who care deeply about this country."
Nesia Karadi, 11, died of her injuries at Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer after being critically injured in an Iranian missile strike on Bnei Brak on the eve of Passover. Her funeral will take place on Saturday night.
Her death brings the number of civilians killed on the home front during Operation Roaring ion to 28.
The 11-year-old girl was the niece of Rabbi Michael Lasri.
The Bnei Brak Municipality said in a statement,
“The city of Bnei Brak mourns the passing of the child Nesia Karadi, of blessed memory. The mayor, acting mayor, deputy mayors, city council members, and all residents of the city are shocked and grieving upon receiving the bitter news of her death. Nesia returned her pure soul to her Creator after being critically injured by a cluster missile strike on Passover eve. Tens of thousands of residents, together with the people of Israel, prayed fervently for her recovery since the severe injury and followed with hope her fight for life at Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer. Sadly, the decree was sealed, and this young flower was taken in the prime of her life. We share in the family’s profound grief and pray that the Holy One, blessed be He, will put an end to our suffering, wipe away every tear, and that destruction and tragedy will no longer be heard within our borders. May her soul be bound in the bond of eternal life."
Mayor Rabbi Hanoch Seibert said,
“All of Bnei Brak surrounds the Karadi family with sorrow and prayer at this difficult time. We mourn the loss of an innocent child whose whole future lay before her, and we pray that God will send comfort and healing to the hearts of her parents and family. The municipality will stand by the family and support them in every way needed during this time of pain and mourning."
Her mother said in an interview with Kol Barama radio that Nesia was given her name because she was born through what the family saw as a clear miracle. “I remember the midwife shouting in the delivery room that this girl was born by a miracle."
“Nesia was the child who followed Home Front Command instructions most carefully. Every time there was a siren, she was always the first to run to the protected room.
But during the siren in Bnei Brak, Nesia was asleep, and before she could get up and run, the missile struck and severely injured her."
Yossi Mizrachi, the YouTube "rabbi", an admitted philanderer that cheats on his wife and allegedly has "pilagshim" all over, even in Beit Shemesh, came out with a video, on Yom Ha'atzmoat ridiculing and mocking the only Jewish State in the entire world!
Many of his followers are Christians and Muslims that love and adore his Loshon Hara, love his bad-mouthingthe millions of Jewish people living in Eretz Yisrael, giving them ammunition!
But he not only bashed the government but bashed the people themselves!
Know that the RBS"O does not take kindly to vermin like him. The Jewish people still suffer from the sin of the "Gedoilei Hador" that were sent on a spying mission and bad-mouthed the gift that the RBS"O gave us!
But they just spoke ill of land, earth, sticks and stones, but vile Yossi went even further by speaking lies and fabrications of the Jewish people themselves, that live in the promised land!
See a comment from a Muslim after he heard Yossi's video
@AbdulKhan-h1k2f
3 hours ago
As a Muslim, God bless this beautiful and great Rabbi. Always remember Moses spoke to God and Mohammed and Moses are the best of friends. Guaranteed.
All this in a time of war, at a time when the Jewish people living in Israel, need "rachamim" from a foe that has promised to wipe her off the face of the earth, comes a so called 'rabbi' and gives a hate speech on other Jews for over 2 hours hate fit for the vilest antisemite.
This sick scum calls his broadcast "Divine Information"
His 'lecture" is over 2 hours long, so I will break this into parts!
At 1:29, he begins his diatribe on Israel's day of celebration Yom Ha'atzmoat"
First see photo below of Gedoilei Hador attending a Yom Ha'atzmoet Yom Tefila in Tel Aviv in 1960!
Seen in this photo include the Sadiger Rebbe, Harav Shatzroviski, the Rebbe of Boyhush
Charedie Rabbanim Congratulating Ben Gurion on Yom Ha'atzmoat 1955
at 1:29 he states that Israel is celebrating its 78th birthday and then says mockingly "some people in Israel are older than the State!"
He is ridiculing the establishment of the State in 1948, stating "look, there are Jews living there older than the state"
BTW, know that these are the words of Arafat that said those exact words verbatim, to de-legitimize the State!
What he doesn't say is that Jordan was also established in 1948, Syria was established in 1946, and Lebanon in 1943!
All those countries were under the Ottoman Empire that collapsed in WW1 and then came under French or British mandates! They all got their interdependence almost simultaneously!
And on purpose, he ignores that Jews have a claim to this land going back over 3,000 years.
This fake "rabbi" Mizrachi, takes the RBS"O totally out of the equation, ignoring historic miracles that happened just prior to the establishment in 1948, from FDR dying and being replaced by an unknown Truman who had "coincidently" a Jewish partner leading up to the US recognizing the new Jewish State! All miracles!
Mizrachi ignores the fact that the RBS"O decided after the annihilation of 3/4's of European Jews to provide a State for them in 1948, that has now become the home for most of the Jewish people, and a haven for any displaced Jews anywhere in the world, because of this very state, Jews are the only people who are not and will never be refugees!
To be sure there were many Gedoilim that were against the establishment of a State prior to 1948, but many retracted post-facto after 1948, for example Rav Henkin z"l, The Gerer Rebbe, The Belzer Rebbe, the Kloizinberger Rebbe, Rav Kahanman the Ponivitzer R"Y and many others! In fact Rav Henkin wrote a letter after the establishment of the State that any Rav that opposes the State is in fact a "rodef."
Mizrachi is blind to an open miracle, happening now in real time!
For the first time in world history, tens of millions of people from all over the world are converging back to their ancient land in a period of less than 100 years, this has never happened before, realizing in real time the prophecy said three times every single day by Jews ... וקבצנו יחד מארבע כנפות הארץ לארצנו
At the 2:26 mark he mocks the celebrations, mocks the "singers' the bar-b-ques etc. stating "that it is similar to the 4th of July, the culture of the goyim"
He doesn't "fargin" Jews having a breather from running to shelters for months , having a good time.
BTW, even Charedim are guilty of his made-up aveirah! Hundreds of thousands of Charedim and their families went to the parks and grilled steaks, hamburgers and had a great time! He hates that!
And how is this comparable to goyim celebrating July 4th?
Millions of Jews celebrating Yom Ha'atzmoat made thousands of berachos, bentched, and in many places even davened Mincha!
At 2:50 mark, he asks
"What is the celebration for? For independence? What kind of independence does Israel have? They are not independent in anything! We are kidnapped by the Supreme Court, a lefty, liberal, traitor, mafia who hate Jews, who hate Judaism, hate Israel, hate the Torah, hates God, they are pro radical Islam, pro gay etc ...they control the land! The army is kidnaped by the lefties all the schools are controlled by them, all the mayors are controlled by them and on top of everything we are fully controlled by the USA! "
What he is doing is a classic tactic used by liars: mixing bits of truth with exaggerations and falsehoods to confuse the listener.
The Yom Ha'atzmoat celebration is simple:
For 78 years we have had a Jewish state B"H. Not a perfect one, but a real country that protects its Jewish citizens with a Jewish army.
Historically, American presidents have often been frustrated with Israeli leaders precisely because Israel did not obey them when it came to defending itself.
Recently, President Biden even placed an arms embargo on Israel and warned Israel not to enter Gaza or Lebanon — warnings that, thankfully, the Israeli government did not follow. Yes, there are moments when Israeli leaders coordinate with the U.S., such as during the Trump administration, but that cooperation was based on shared strategic goals, especially regarding Iran.
In addition: Mizrachi fundamentally misunderstands what “independence” means.
No country on earth is completely independent. Not the United States, not Israel, not any nation. Every country relies on others for resources, trade, diplomacy, and security partnerships. That is the reality of the modern world. Independence does not mean isolation; it means the ability to govern yourself, defend yourself, and make national decisions — all of which Israel does.
Yes the Supreme Court are a bunch of lefties, but all recent polls indicate that the entire country is moving to the right, and this is their last licks before they are completely overwhelmed in future elections!
At the 5:19 mark, he is totally off the wall, discussing why banks in Israel question where your money comes from. Israel like most countries is trying to stop money laundering, and tax evasion. In the USA when you buy a home, the bank asks the same questions, and has been doing that for years!
At the 6:39 mark, the philanderer, says that
"they force you to go to the army, they abuse you if you want to sit and learn Torah, so what independence is there, there is none, believe me I investigated it"
The above statement is an unmitigated lie! Not one person living in Israel since its founding in 1948 was ever stopped from learning Torah, not one! Millions of Jews are learning Torah like never before in this very state! In fact the opposite is true, the Zionist State of Israel is the world's greatest supporters of yeshivas.
Yes, indeed, we have our own "independent" country and one of the things an "independent" country does is having an army to protect its citizens, so yes, every one eligible should serve, absolutely! Who is going to do it if not us?
All Jewish Armies were forced even Moshe Rabbeinu had a forced army, in fact he got angry at the Bnei Reuvein and Bnei Gad because he thought they didn't want to fight, so he told them
?האחיכם יבאו למלחמה ואתם תשבו פה ..... "your brothers are going to war, and you plan to sit here?"
So to his naive dumb listeners, first your fake rabbi, states that Israel is really not "independent," then he chastises them because of the army, which makes them independent! ?????
Concern is mounting in the Belz hasidic sect following a recent deterioration in the health of the Belzer Rebbe, Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach.
His son, Rabbi Aharon Mordechai Rokeach, on Sunday night sent a message via the sect's internal "Kol Belz" system, calling on Belz hasidim in Israel and abroad to pray for the Rebbe's recovery.
The statement said the Rebbe is in a state of great weakness, and urged the public to recite Psalms, give charity, and pray for his recovery.
Over the past Shabbat (Sabbath), the Rebbe did not attend public prayers and instead prayed with a small quorum at his home.
The public is asked to pray for the complete and speedy recovery of Rabbi Yissachar Dov son of Miriam, among the other ill of Israel.
