Mamdani Hates Israel. Stop Pretending Otherwise. |
American Democratic Jews who consider themselves Zionists must abandon Zohran Mamdani. He advances a clear anti-Israel agenda while using a small circle of extreme-left Jewish activists as political cover. This tactic allows him to claim immunity from accusations of antisemitism because “some Jews support me.” The strategy is transparent—and dangerous.
Mamdani has called on the New York Police Department to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under an International Criminal Court warrant. He has labeled Netanyahu a war criminal committing genocide in Gaza. Coming from the mayor of the city with the largest Jewish and Israeli populations outside Israel, this creates a hostile climate for Israeli leaders. It may help explain why some senior Israeli officials—including Israel’s President Isaac Herzog (a leftist himself)—have shown caution about visiting New York in recent months.
On May 15, 2026, Mamdani marked Nakba Day from the city hall. He “commemorated the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians in 1948 and the following year,” framing Israel’s founding as a catastrophe rather than the refuge established after the Holocaust and the place where Levantine Arabs thrive the most. His wife maintained public Spotify playlists after October 7, 2023, including one titled “hungry but sexy for Palestine,” featuring tracks such as “Ana Bakrah Israil” and songs repeating “Free Palestine b*tch, Israel gon’ d*e........