If Mamdani were to publish a map of neighborhoods 'from the river to the sea' and associated ethnicities, he would no doubt replicate the methodology he applied to his New York City map.
Netanyahu's office said the mayor should 'focus on fixing the damage his policies have caused New York' instead of attacking the leader of the Jewish state.
New York City voters were confronted with Mayor Zohran Mamdani's record since taking office, including antisemitic, pro-terror, and communist-backed legislation.
'As a member of the Council observed, 'Zionist' now operates as a proxy for Jew, and the city's posture hands the perpetrator an exit,' the letter states.
Among the night's most closely watched races was the defeat of Rep. Dan Goldman, one of the Democratic Party's more vocal supporters of Israel, by former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander.
Mamdani condemned Israel for killing an Al Jazeera cameraman whom the IDF identified as a Hamas sniper involved in planning attacks against Israeli forces in Gaza.
Avila Chevalier has made opposition to Israel a prominent part of her campaign, repeatedly criticizing Espaillat for supporting Israel and accepting backing from AIPAC.
Amid rising antisemitism in New York City, the Israel Day Parade was held in Manhattan Sunday, drawing tens of thousands of supporters, as NYC Mayor Mamdani refuses to attend.
A side that rejects partition, launches a war to destroy a country, and then loses that war cannot honestly remove its own decisions from the chain of events that followed.
Although the number of hate crimes confirmed went down, of those reported, Jews were nearly 3.5% likelier to be targets of a confirmed hate crime in the city in April than they were in March.
Asked about the revelations, Mamdani declined to condemn the posts, instead distancing himself by noting that his wife holds no role in his administration.
Herzog linked his remarks to the return on Monday of the body of Israel Border Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili from Gaza, calling it 'a significant turning point.'
The erosion of the Holocaust’s lessons is no accident. It stems from deliberate efforts by populist forces at both ends of the U.S. political spectrum.
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'I was elected as a democratic socialist, and I will govern as a democratic socialist. I will not abandon my principles for fear of being deemed radical.'
According to the Anti-Defamation League, at least 20% of Mamdani’s 400-plus transition team appointees were connected to groups or have a 'documented history of making anti-Israel statements.'
Rabbi Marc Schneier reveals how he gave New York’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, a blunt reality check over his 'half-baked' condemnation of an antisemitic synagogue protest and warned about dangerous rhetoric against Israel.
In the aftermath of the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, Palestinian terrorist attacks on Israel, antisemitic incidents surged across the West, including in New York and London.