New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has made a lot of Zionist and secular Jews very uncomfortable. He’s a Leftist and has been on the pro-Palestine side of the divide for a long time, and many worry about what this will mean for NYC and its many Jewish people [hundreds of thousands in Brooklyn]. Yet Satmar Hasidim have taken a very different approach, embracing him with open arms. I explain why I believe this is.
The Jewish fight to resist Trump's cruel policies and keep our beloved communities safe will take all of us. A gift today will power action alongside our partners, organizing in communities around the country and fighting back in the streets and the halls of power. Bend the Arc: Jewish Action (bendthearc.us)
Raise a hand if you’ve had a difficult conversation about Jewish antisemitism (Arabs being Muslim Semites) recently. ✋✋✋ Disagreements about NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Jewish safety, and other important issues are happening across Jewish communities. That’s why antisemitism messaging expert Sharon Goldtzvik and BTA are excited to share new messaging guidance and tools — to rise to this challenge and begin the work of bridging us back together. More
Jews were all over Middle East, having wandered far from Palestine ('Israel')
Katie Halper; Bend The Arc; Sheldon S., CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Zionist Jews and Christians PANIC over American Muslim NYC Mayor Mamdani
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
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Nov. 6, 2025: NYC’s popular young new Mayor Zohran Mamdani is being smeared as an “Islamist” by biased pro-Israel mainstream media and Republican politicians — with zero evidence.
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Rabbi’s MELTDOWN after Zohran Mamdani exposes IDF and NYPD conspiracy
(Katie Halper) Nov. 8, 2025: Activists Sumaya Awad and Beth Miller respond to a rabbi’s accusation that Zohran Mamdani is antisemitic, explaining the NYPD–IDF training link and how criticism of Israel is used to silence justice movements.
3:03 Halper pushes back on the idea that naming genocide is antisemitic
4:09 Miller explains the NYPD–IDF training link and the real meaning of Zohran’s comment 4:34 How “End the Deadly Exchange” exposed police–IDF collaborations and ADL involvement 6:56 The myth of “singling out Israel” and why activists call it de-exceptionalizing
8:26 Awad on how Zohran refused to throw anyone under the bus and ran on solidarity
9:58 Halper calls out the hypocrisy of equating Judaism with support for genocide
GUESTS
Sumaya Awad is a Palestinian New Yorker, writer, organizer and member of NYC-DSA. She is co-editor of "Palestine: A Socialist Introduction."
Beth Miller is the political director of Jewish Voice for Peace Action, where she spearheads the organization’s Congressional advocacy and electoral organizing. She has worked in the movement for Palestinian rights since 2011.
Older generation of Bibi/Trump-worshipping Zionist Jews in agony: "But WE own this city!"
Now that The WQ Oracle is officially psychic and able to successfully predict wins, we have to extend a special thank you to hated Dictator Trump and Madman Musk for backing corrupt sexual harasser Andy Cuomo. New Yorkers hate Trump and Cuomo, and most love breath-of-fresh-air Mamdani, who is for all the people, including Brooklyn's massive Jewish population, the largest in US.
(Keith Edwards) Mike Johnson Grindr Johnson gets heckled live in post-disaster press conference, lying about who closed down the government, trying to blame Democrats when everyone knows it was the Trump administration. Gerrymandering, California's Prop. 50 (temporary redistricting will hurt Trump's third re-election dream), Muslim Mayor Mamdani, and a member of Congress (Arizona's Adelita Grijalva) is still being kept from her office and official swearing in so she can vote for what the people want and demand: Release the Epstein Files!
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