Thanks to JAWS, a 1974 novel written by Peter Benchley and the 1975 blockbuster movie directed by Steven Spielberg, we are obsessed with sharks. The subtitle to the book was, “…a novel of relentless terror.” We were afraid to go into the water.

On SHARK WEEK, a big hit on TV, we see makos, tigers and great whites sporting their jagged teeth cruising in the same waters we swim. It’s a lot of attention given the annual death toll worldwide is only 12, and nibbling incidents are no more than 100 per year.

Jews, in New York City and on dry land, due to the antisemitic actions of toothy Mayor Zohran Mamdani, are terrorized by the rise in violence. They’ve become fearful of wearing a kippah or Star of David. Wandering too close to a shul or a “Jewish” store raises their chance of harassment and injury. If you go into a subway, you need a machete. If you carry an Israeli flag, you need covering fire.

Since the October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, NYC and Columbia University became the hub for far-Left, anti-Zionist and pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Posters of the murdered Israelis were ripped from walls. Kufiyahs became the virtue signaling style statement. NYC was the DEI capital and lies about genocide and starvation shared by the media and academia as facts.

And along came slick, charismatic Zohran Mamdani. Against a depleted field of opponents, with a Democrat-dominant........

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