(Politico) As his New York City mayoral candidacy surges, Zohran Mamdani has come under fire for his defiant stance against Israel, which critics say crosses into antisemitism.
The criticism, plastered across mailers funded by a super PAC backing Andrew Cuomo, took on a new life this week when Mamdani opted to do a lengthy podcast interview with the Bulwark during which he defended the use of the phrase “Globalize the Intifada.”
Now the issue of antisemitism, which remains central to the rhetoric in the mayor’s race as the U.S. joined Israel in its war against Iran, is on the ballot next Tuesday — even as New Yorkers say their top issues are affordability and public safety.
