Sunday, October 26, 2025
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral candidacy stirs Jews in New York – and beyond
In the most Jewish city in America, debates over antisemitism have exploded in the final days of the mayoral race as New Yorkers appear close to electing a 34-year-old Muslim who does not believe Israel should exist as a Jewish state.
Interest in the election has reached beyond New York City's five boroughs and into Jewish and Muslim communities around the country in ways that reflect shifting views on Israel and a changing Democratic Party that could have national political implications.
Zohran Mamdani's surprise win in the Democratic mayoral primary in June not only established him as the front-runner in the Nov. 4 election, it also accelerated tensions over those shifting views.
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