The Jewish Democrats on Capital Hill are worrying about the victory of Vidhan Sabha -Zoharan Mamdani in Democratic Primary for the Mayor of New York City, arguing that he refuses to refuse to condemn “to make intifada global” or recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
A self-known democratic socialist mammadani gave a message to a crowded area of Democratic Meerl Hopfools to focus on the ability in the city last month. But his origin has been with a thorough investigation into his statements related to Israel, including boycott, partitions and his support for restrictions (BDS) movement, accusing Israel of apartheid after the October 7 attack and stating that “globally Intifed” or preventing Israel from calling a Jewish state.
The latter has expressed concern among the Jewish Democrats in the Congress – especially Mammadani has a way to lead the city with the largest Jewish population in the country.
According to a source familiar with the case, the situation has been a topic of discussion among the small group on Capital Hill.
The rape said, “The word ‘to be ready to condemn the word’ intifada ‘, it only displays their callus disregard for antisemitism, terrorist activity … any person who cares about me can probably not make a distance.” “It is really very upset and potentially dangerous.”
“When you have a major candidate that allows to use dangerous rhetoric that potentially provokes violence and provokes people and creates a permission structure to fan the flames of violence? It is just completely unacceptable,” he said. “And how he does not understand that he shows me that he is not ready for prime time.”
Rape. Brad Schnider (D-IL), another major Jewish Democrat, said that Mamdani is “either ignoring the public or gazelight” when she said “the global” phrase “the phrase” to Intifada is a peaceful call “.
“I think he is wrong on all the things,” Rape resonated Jared Moscovitz (D-Flow), which represents a portion of Florida with a large population of Jewish individuals. “If he cannot inform people globally, if he cannot say that it is an antisemite, then obviously he is going to continue to add the problem, not to defile it.”
However, the reaction of Jewish Democrats of New York on Capital Hill was more difficult.
Rape. Jerold Nadler (DN.Y.), Dean of the Congress delegation in the House supported Mamdani after the election day.
Minority leader of the Senate Chak Shumar and Rape. Dan Goldman, meanwhile, issued the word statements, which prevented the support of the mamdani.
Goldman, however, specifically stated that he recently urged the candidate to protect Jewish persons in New York City during a meeting with Mamdani.
Goldman wrote, “Zoharan and I share the desire to raise weak new Yorkers and make the city more cheap and safe.” statement“By that end, I explained why the Jews feel unsafe in the city of New Yorker and, as he continues this campaign, should not only condemn the anti -Jew of Jewish hatred and call for violence, but also clarify that as a mayor, he will take active steps to protect all New Yorsers and secure us.”
The hill reached Mamdani for comment.
Mammadani responded to criticism at a press conference before the election, “There is no place for antisementism in this city and this country.”
He said, “This is called me an antisemite. It hurts me to portray me because I am somehow opposed the Jewish New Yorkers that I know and love and this is an important part of this city,” he said.
Mamdani, who is Muslim and born in Uganda, created a stir in the city of New York in mid -June, when during an interview at Bulwark’s podcast, refused to condemn the phrase “Intifada”, who was fighting for his rights as the Palestinians, but protesting the Israeli business, but protesting against the Israeli business.See this wayIn the late 1980s and early 2000s supported violence against Tel Aviv with an indication to the Palestinian attacks on Israel.
During the interview, Mamdani recognized antismitism as “a real issue in our city”, but said that he was less comfortable with “the idea of banning the use of some words,” comparing such steps to the strategy used by President Trump. He was again pressed, recognizing the desire between many people to stand for the Palestinian human rights, later adding: “What we need to do is focus on keeping the Jewish New Yorkers safe, and the question of language permission is something that I have not by.”
After the victory of his campaign, during an interview on NBC’s “Meat the Press”, Mammadani stuck with the same reaction when asked about the phrase by Mammadani three times about the phrase.
according to a Voting Earlier this month by the American Pulse, 30 percent of the respondents said that they were more likely to vote for Mamdani after learning their position on BDS and “Intifada globally” according to the phrase “while 52 percent said they were less likely. The margin of error was plus or minus four percentage points.
Mammadani has also criticized for a decline for calling Israel a Jewish state. Asked if he believes in the Jewish kingdom of Israel during the Democratic mayor’s debate, Mammadani replied: “I believe Israeli has the right to existence,” as a state with equal rights “when suppressed. He clung to that message during a later interview on New York on a good day.
“This is a very big problem,” Rape Greg Landsman (D-Ohio), who has a tattoo written in Hebrew, said about the stance of Mamdani. “This is happening in the context of a violent bounce in antisemitism. Two Jews murdered here in Washington, DC, in an incident that some of us had gone, we were not voting, and then in the boulder, where the Jews caught fire. And now it is definitely something that we are worried.”
Anxiety, to ensure, are not universal. In addition to the support of Nadler, rape. Jamie Ruskin (D-MD), another leading Jewish Democrat, insisted his party about his nominee, arguing that Mamdani should not be punished for a slogan that he does not use.
Ruskin said, “Our situation is that we have received human rights and peace and security for every nation and every people, and whatever I have heard is in accordance with it.” “Globally is not the slogan of Intifada.”
But the Jewish people in the party are still increasing the alarm, warning that such stance is not satisfactory, especially for a prominent politician in a city with such a large Jewish population.
The Jewish Democratic Council of America CEO told The Hill in an interview, “The Jewish Americans and beyond that the Jewish Americans are concerned about their position on Israel and the continuous defense of the phrase, which we hear as a call for violence.” “And in a moment of growing antismitism, it is clearly unacceptable that he continues to defend the phrase, if he wants to become the largest Jewish population of the world’s largest Jewish population.”
