“I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain silent.” Rav Kook z"l

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Venezuelan President MADURO Indicted and CAPTURED by US Forces and Brought to the USA

 




US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who has been in power since 2013, was captured after a largescale US strike on Venezuela's capital city of Caracas.

Sources told CNN that Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were dragged from their bedroom by elite US forces during the raid.

"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement. Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11 A.M., at Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP."

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau responded, "A new dawn for Venezuela! 🙏 The tyrant is gone. He will now-finally-face justice for his crimes."

Trump later published a photo of Maduro.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who is now expected to fill Maduro's role, is reportedly in Russia, four sources familiar with her movements told Reuters. The site said that her brother Jorge Rodriguez, who heads Venezuela's national assembly, is in Caracas.

Delcy Rodriguez told state television that the country does not know where Maduro is being held, and demanded that Trump provide proof that he and his wife are still alive.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar praised Trump's actions, saying, "Israel commends the United States’ operation, led by President Trump, which acted as the leader of the free world."

"At this historic moment, Israel stands alongside the freedom-loving Venezuelan people, who have suffered under Maduro’s illegal tyranny.

"Israel welcomes the removal of the dictator who led a network of drugs and terror and hopes for the return of democracy to the country and for friendly relations between the states. The people of Venezuela deserve to exercise their democratic rights. South America deserves a future free from the axis of terror and drugs."

Friday, January 2, 2026

Zera Shimshon Parshas VaYechi

 


Iranian Protests Boil Over as Crowds Torch Police Cars and Defy the Regime

 

Anti-regime demonstrators in Ardabil, northwest Iran, have torn down a newly unveiled statue of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, only days after it was installed, a fresh sign of escalating public defiance against the regime.



*Iranian Protests Boil Over as Crowds Torch Police Cars and Defy the Regime*

Fresh footage circulating online shows Iranian protesters torching police vehicles during clashes, including scenes reported from Azna in Lorestan as crowds swarm burning patrol cars and chant against the regime. 

The unrest is no longer confined to Tehran. Reports describe confrontations spreading across multiple cities, with security forces using tear gas and, in some locations, live fire as the regime tries to reassert control. 

At least two deaths have been reported amid the violence, as Iran’s economic freefall and public fury collide with the Islamic Republic’s repressive machinery, especially the Basij and other forces long used to crush dissent. 

Iran Regime Floods Cities With Missile-Strike Billboards After Rising Lion, Trying to Quiet Public Anger Over War Failures

Regime forces across Iran are rolling out fresh billboards showing targets hit by Iranian missiles during Operation Rising Lion, topped with the threat: “It Will Happen Again.” The images reportedly include Israel’s Nevatim airbase and the Haifa refinery/power infrastructure, alongside the U.S. Al-Udeid base in Qatar, framing the campaign as both revenge and warning. 

Israeli analysts assess the messaging is aimed less at Israel and more at Iranians: a loud attempt to steady the regime’s shaken image after the war, as protests and public fury keep boiling over. After Rising Lion saw Israel strike Iran’s nuclear/military network and expose deep vulnerabilities, Tehran is trying to reclaim “deterrence” with posters, because performance on the battlefield didn’t calm the streets.


Street clashes between Iranian protestors and security forces in Lordegan, southwestern Iran.

Mamdani Targets Jews on His First Day in Office

 

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked an executive order that defined anti-Zionist rhetoric as antisemitic, reversing a policy enacted by former mayor Eric Adams.

The scrapped order adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism, which includes denying Israel’s right to  exist and comparing Israeli policy to Nazism — alarming Jewish communities as antisemitism continues to surge.

Israel Signals Support for Iranian Protesters


 Israel’s Foreign Ministry voiced support for Iran’s mass cost-of-living protests with a rare Farsi-language post praising Iranians rising to “fight against darkness.”

The message featured pre-revolution Iranian symbols and declared that “light triumphs over darkness,” reflecting growing  hopes in Israel that the unrest could weaken — and ultimately hasten the fall of — Iran’s repressive theocratic regime.

Trump issues a direct warning to the Tehran regime


 President Trump issues a direct warning to the Tehran regime: 

“If you shoot and kill protesters, America will come to their aid. 

We are locked and loaded.”

"Get Up And Leave" Rav Reuven Feinstein......

 

Hey Schoff! Isn't Rav Feinstein your wife's uncle? Didn't you say repeatedly if the American Gedoilim say you need to leave, you will follow that opinion?
So when are you leaving? 

When Grandchildren Surprise their Grand Parents

 

When your Chassidishe Daughter Marries A Sfardie

 

Thursday, January 1, 2026

Reports Claim Israel Disabling Security Cameras Across Iran


 Reports claim Israel is disabling security cameras across Iran to prevent the regime from identifying protesters.