How Democrats in America’s most Jewish city embraced a critic of Israel for New York mayor
June 29, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, is the expected Democratic nominee for mayor in America’s most Jewish city and that’s raising alarms among some in the New York’s Jewish community. They’re worried about rising antisemitism and their waning influence. Mamdani’s performance in this past week’s Democratic primary also signals a sea change in the priorities of one of the party’s most loyal voting groups. An ideological realignment has been taking place among American Jews since the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023. And many Democratic voters, including Jews, have grown dismayed by Israel’s conduct in the war.