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Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions With Jewish Leaders

The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel ... Read More

FDNY head Robert Tucker quits over Mamdani's Israel criticism

The day after Mamdani won the mayoral election, FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said he made an “emotional decision” to resign. Read More

What does Mamdani’s response to synagogue protests mean for Jews? No one will like the answer.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s ambivalent response to last week’s protests against an Israeli immigration event at an Upper East Side synagogue pleased no one. But his words were ... Read More

Pro-Israel synagogue events prompt fiery protests

Synagogues holding informational gatherings about immigration to Israel have become a flashpoint in New York and London. Read More

Zohran Mamdani’s handling of protest outside synagogue further worries NYC Jewish leaders

A pro-Palestinian protest outside a New York City synagogue last week has sparked accusations of antisemitism and underscored the balancing act Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faces on Israel. Read More

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Just hours after Israel announced that a murdered Palestinian teenager would be added to an official memorial for victims of terrorism, authorities removed his name at the request of his family. Read More

After protest outside Manhattan synagogue, Mamdani says Israel immigration event misused ‘sacred space’

The mayor-elect was responding to a pro-Palestinian protest outside an event hosted by the nonprofit Nefesh B'Nefesh. Read More

Protest decried for display of costumed Israeli, US officials dining on fake organs, blood

Blood libel was on full display today,” the American Jewish Committee stated. “Dressed up as ‘activism’ and ‘performance art.’”The post Protest decried for display of costumed Israeli, US officials di ... Read More

Backing Israel was considered mandatory for New York politicians. Then came Zohran Mamdani

A few weeks before his stunning loss to Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic mayoral primary, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo put forth a political calculus long accepted as fact in New York: “Being a Democrat,” ... Read More

From CRT to Campus Protest: The Making of a Mamdani Voter

As a young person deeply engaged in politics, I am often asked why my generation is elevating figures like Zohran Mamdani, a self-described socialist, in New York. People across the political spectrum ... Read More