Mamdani shields Jew-haters while smearing peaceful Jews, proving his radical pro-Arab agenda endangers New Yorkers.
Imagine a raging mob surrounding a New York City mosque, screaming violent obscenities, threatening worshippers, and vowing to make Muslims “scared” to attend their own religious event. The outcry would be immediate, unanimous, and fierce. Any responsible mayor-elect would condemn such bigotry without hesitation.
But when this atrocity was directed not at Muslims—but at Jews—the incoming mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, chose silence.
A mob of extremist demonstrators gathered outside the historic Park East Synagogue, chanting openly genocidal slogans: “Kill the Jews,” “Globalize the Intifada,” “No Jews in America,” “Destroy Israel.” These were not protesters; they were pogromists, resurrecting the oldest and deadliest hatred in Jewish history.
And yet Mamdani refused to issue even a basic condemnation. Instead, only a hollow, dismissive statement from his press secretary Dora Pekec emerged—scolding the mob not for threatening Jews, but for using “discouraged language.” As if the issue with chanting “Kill the Jews” is merely phrasing.
Then came the real insult: Pekec claimed “sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law.” In other words, the Jews attending a lawful community event were the problem—NOT the violent antisemitic mob outside.
The supposed “international law violation”?
A workshop by Nefesh B’Nefesh explaining how Jews can move to Israel—their ancestral homeland. Mamdani’s team effectively declared that Jews do not have the right to live in the Jewish State, branding the Jewish people as violators simply for existing in their historic homeland.
With this disgraceful statement, Mamdani has crossed a line no NYC mayor has ever approached:
He has relegated Jews to second-class citizenship.
- Non-Jews: free to move anywhere in the world.
- Illegal immigrants: protected vehemently under Mamdani’s policies.
- But Jews: targeted for moving to Israel, condemned for attending a synagogue event, and blamed for the hatred directed at them.
After national outrage, Mamdani’s office attempted a feeble walk-back, claiming the condemnation only applied to Jews moving to Judea and Samaria. This was both false—Nefesh B’Nefesh made no mention of such areas—and morally bankrupt. Even if true, it still meant the mayor-elect justified death threats against Jews over Israeli geography.
Even more disturbing is Mamdani’s obsessive fixation on “international law,” which he interprets through a radical anti-Israel lens. He has repeatedly expressed a desire to see Israel’s elected leaders arrested on the basis of illegitimate ICC warrants—flagrantly violating American law and sovereignty. Now he uses the same imaginary “international law” to smear New York’s Jews.
If this is how Mamdani behaves before taking office, Jewish New Yorkers are facing four terrifying years:
- Protection denied
- Antisemitic mobs excused
- Jewish rights restricted
- Radical pro-Arab ideology dictating city policy
- Jews treated as criminals simply for being Jews
This is not “progress.”
This is not “justice.”
This is a dangerous return to a world where Jews are told they do not belong—even in New York City.
