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Can anyone get Mamdani to quit pushing antisemitism? Here are two reasons to hope so
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As Mayor Zohran Mamdani lets loose the dogs of antisemitism, will anyone stop him? Last week brought two reasons for hope, and two fronts to watch.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking at a press conference around the entrace to the Brookyn Bridge on the Manhattan side at Pier 17 in Manhattan, Friday, March 27, 2026.As Mayor Zohran Mamdani lets loose the dogs of antisemitism, will anyone stop him? Last week brought two reasons for hope, and two fronts to watch.

creating “buffer zones” to rein in protests outside houses of worship — over the opposition of Mamdani’s closest allies, and by a veto-proof majority.Manhattan’s Park East Synagogue, when 200 goons harassed people trying to attend an event by Nefesh B’nefesh, a Zionist group that helps Jews immigrate to Israel. the harassment, having a flack explain that “He believes every New Yorker should be free to enter a house of worship without intimidation and that these sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law.” Hajj Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, back in the 1930s; the only “legal” authority it’s ever had is in the imagination of those who deny Israel’s right to exist.Countering the media 'no plan' lies is another key battle for Team Trump This is part and parcel with the thin cover the mayor layers over his antisemitism to enable the eyes-wide-shut denial of lefty Jews like ex-Comptroller Brad Lander. to head the Office To Combat Antisemism, she being the sort of “good Jew” whose at odds with the Hasidic and Orthodox communities — i.e. those especially victimized by antisemitic attacks.from Sen. Bill Cassidy , who chairs the Senate Health committee, this time over the “Global Oppression and Public Health Working Group” set up within the Health Department.” — which wallows in the false claims of genocide in Gaza and minimizes Hamas’ atrocities, including those of Oct. 7, 2023 — as really just an exercise in “equity.” , one blocking city agencies from divesting from Israel and the other adopting a definition of antisemitism that rightly classifies some criticism of Israel as antisemitic. (Menin also Now Cassidy warns that the city could lose federal funds if it persists in this institutionalized antisemitism — an argument that should hit home, given how diceyTiger Woods released from Florida jail hours after car crash, DUI bustStream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo

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