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Mamdani’s Success Spotlights Deepening Divide in US Jewish Community
- Last Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani won the NYC Democratic primary, alarming Jewish residents who fear his anti-Israel rhetoric legitimizes antisemitism and widens community divisions.
- Observers attribute Mamdani's primary victory to his focus on affordability, strategic endorsements with Comptroller Brad Lander, and active outreach to Jewish and progressive groups.
- Mamdani led with 43.5% over Cuomo’s 36.4%, securing about 20% of Jewish votes before ranked-choice counting, reflecting 10–20% margins in key groups.
- Jewish organizations convened emergency meetings on June 25-26 to organize opposition for the November election amid concerns that Mamdani's victory legitimizes antisemitism.
- As the November general election approaches, Mayor Eric Adams plans to run as an independent on an anti-antisemitism platform, setting up a three-way contest with Mamdani and Cuomo.
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How the pro-Israel lobby got New York wrong
David’s viewAs a campaign reporter, you dream for this kind of luck. It was early June. I showed up to the first Zohran Mamdani event of my trip, a forum on affordability and anti-monopoly policy with Lina Khan and Zephyr Teachout, at a Methodist church decked out in pride banners.It started right on time, with a substantive discussion of the mayor’s executive power to help small businesses compete with behemoths. Suddenly, a protester stood up …
After Zohran Mamdani's upset, there's a way forward for pro-Israel progressives - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral primary puts into sharp relief the political dilemma that faces the broad center of American Jewry. We want the State of Israel to endure and prosper as a democracy, and we want a United States where tolerance, justice and democracy flourish. As a minority, we need partners to make progress. But partners on some issues are our foes on others. This is a difficult dilemma, but not as difficult as i…
Zohran Mamdani: A Risky Bet for New York City and Its Jewish Community - Israel Unwired
A mayor must be a unifying force—someone who can bridge divides, and ensure that all residents feel secure and represented. (June 26, 2025 / JNS) I lived and worked in New York while a newlywed, law-school student and young attorney from 1970 to 1981. I have seen the city at its worst: “Adult bookstores” dotting Times Square, graffiti-covered subway cars with broken seats, panhandlers on every corner and squeegee men at every intersection. And I…
New York’s Jewish community anxious as anti-Israel candidate likely to be next mayor
Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic mayoral primary win - bringing him close to becoming the city's first Muslim mayor - sparks fear and division among New York’s Jews, testing whether the city remains a safe haven or is becoming hostile to its historic Jewish and Israeli diaspora community
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