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Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani on Friday accused ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his other opponents of stoking Islamophobia — after fielding repeated attacks branding him antisemitic over his anti-Israel views
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Inside the Mamdani Machine: Soros cash, socialists and radical imams engineered Zohran Mamdani’s path to power
In May, Imam Siraj Wahhaj, the longtime imam of Brooklyn’s Masjid At-Taqwa, personally donated $1,000 to the Unity and Justice Fund. More recently, Mamdani met with Wahhaj and called him "one of the nation’s foremost Muslim leaders and a pillar of the Bed-Stuy community."
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign divides New York’s Jewish voters as rabbis, Democrats, and advocacy groups clash over Israel.
Mamdani’s antisemitic record and disdain for Israel are a central part of his agenda — but Jews haven’t poured money and manpower into efforts to keep this hater out of office.
Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani on Friday, two days after the second and final mayoral debate. The long-awaited decision comes despite Jeffries’ criticism of Mamdani’s affiliation with Democrat Socialists of America,
"I just couldn't believe what was happening," Mamdani said of his June appearance. "That a genocide could be distilled into a late-night game."
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Why I don’t trust Zohran Mamdani to fight left-wing antisemitism
Zohran Mamdani claims he'll fight antisemitism. But will he really recognize it — especially when it's tied to anti-Zionism?
The United States is the outcome of a history of genocide, ethnic cleansing, official racism and concentration camps (known as Indian reservations),” Mamdani Snr. wrote.
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In emotional speech, Zohran Mamdani defends Muslim identity against ‘racist and baseless’ attacks
Encircled by faith leaders outside a Bronx mosque, Mamdani speaks in emotional terms about the 'indignities' long faced by the city’s Muslim population.