We've been bending a lot of pixels over New York's new mayor-elect, the "Democratic socialist" Zohran Mamdani. There's one more thing about this person that's important to remember, and that is his antipathy towards Israel, and his embrace of the so-called Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. This is an advocacy that, understandably, has a lot of New York City Jews concerned, as are Mamdani's warm relations with the city's Muslim community, who have traditionally been unfriendly towards Jews.
The BDS advocacy is a matter of record.
New York City Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani defended his support for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in a Tuesday interview on MSNBC.
During an appearance on MSNBC’s "Morning Joe," Mamdani was asked about his support for BDS, the boycott movement against Israel. Mamdani said he supports it as a way to pressure Israel to comply with international law.
"And I’ve said, I support BDS because this is a movement that is looking for that kind of compliance. We haven’t seen it," he said.
And, if there is any justice in the world, you won't see it. Israel isn't in the habit of paying attention to the furrowed brows and wagging fingers of the international community; they have bigger problems, namely being a small strip of land in a hostile part of the world, and that has them surrounded by enemies who would like to see every last Israeli citizen killed.
Of course, Mamdani claims he will be a mayor for all New Yorkers.
"Morning Joe" co-host Willie Geist asked Mamdani how he could square his support for Jewish New Yorkers while promoting the BDS movement, noting that many in the city’s Jewish community worry he harbors animosity toward them. BDS has also been condemned by the Anti-Defamation League as a simplistic, biased effort to delegitimize Israel and embolden antisemitism.
The candidate argued that his criticism of Israel lies with its government, not the Jewish people.
"I think critiques of the state of Israel are critiques of a government, as opposed to critiques of a people and of a faith," he said. "And my job is to represent every single New Yorker, and I will do so no matter their thoughts and opinions on Israel and Palestine, of which millions of New Yorkers have very strong views — and I’m one of them."
Horse squeeze.
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Mind you, there's not much a mayor, even the mayor of New York, can do that will affect Israel all that much. This is a typical emission of super-heated air from Zohran Mamdani, a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. But to New York City's Jewish community, this is much more concerning. Their connection to Israel notwithstanding, they may well face issues right at home. Several prominent Jewish leaders in the city are already announcing their concern, and both of Mamdani's election opponents agreed that Mamdani's protection of New York's Jews may be... less than enthusiastic.
During the primary, we should note, this was the guy who refused to condemn the phrase "globalize the intifada." That's something that should have Jewish people in New York concerned indeed as to just what this guy's thinking.
New Yorkers are in for some very interesting times in the next four years. New York's Jewish population even more so; in fact, they would be well-advised to, as the saying goes, "get while the gettin's good."
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