Mamdani Backed Protest at Jewish House of Worship, Critics Tie Move to Anti-Israel Agenda
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Updated · Fox News · May 27
Mamdani Backed Protest at Jewish House of Worship, Critics Tie Move to Anti-Israel Agenda
4 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 27
Zohran Mamdani this month sided with protesters targeting a Jewish house of worship, a move critics cast as the clearest recent sign of his anti-Israel politics shaping City Hall.
Day 1 of his tenure set that direction: he rescinded New York City’s adoption of the IHRA antisemitism definition, which supporters say helps identify modern anti-Jewish hatred.
That shift was followed by pressure on an Israeli drone supplier’s Brooklyn Navy Yard lease, removal of public material promoting Israel business ties, and an expected skip of the Israel Day Parade.
Critics say the fallout reaches beyond symbolism, citing tens of millions of dollars in expired Israel Bonds in city pension systems and warning of damage to investment, public safety and Jewish communal trust.
The broader stakes are economic as well as political: Israeli-linked activity supports more than 27,000 New York City jobs, while the Technion-Cornell partnership has launched about 130 startups since 2012.
Is New York's pivot from Israel a moral stand or a high-stakes gamble with its tech economy and pensions?
With NYC lacking a formal definition of antisemitism, how will it now protect its large Jewish community?