Party Crasher
After Mamdani victory, Jewish Democrats alarmed by party’s tolerance of antisemitism and anti-Israel extremism
New York City Democrats knew Zohran Mamdani refused to condemn ‘globalize the intifada’ rhetoric. They voted for him anyway.
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State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, with his mother, Mira Nair, left, his wife, Rama Duwaji, and his father, Mahmood Mamdani celebrate on stage during an election night gathering at The Greats of Craft LIC on June 24, 2025 in the Long Island City, Queens.
When Joe Biden announced his presidential campaign in 2019, he stated explicitly, in a slickly edited campaign video, that one of the issues motivating him to reenter politics was fighting antisemitism and hate. He specifically mentioned the violent Unite...