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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani, NYC mayoral hopeful, heckled for recognizing Israel’s right to exist
Mamdani, who is Muslim, supports BDS and has a long history of criticizing Israel
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Fast Forward NYC mayoral candidate walks back ‘genocide’ accusation against Israel
Michael Blake said he used ‘wrong language,’ adding that ‘we want to be very clear that it was not the people of Israel that did this’
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani acknowledges ‘pain and confusion’ over his decision not to co-sponsor Holocaust resolution this year
The Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate said his focus is on legislation and the campaign, not symbolic measures.
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Fast Forward Cuomo has a commanding lead over Mamdani in NYC mayoral race, but his Jewish support is stuck
The Marist poll shows Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist with a long history of criticizing Israel, garnering 14% among Jewish voters
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Fast Forward ‘A Shonda’: Eric Adams and Brad Lander trade blows in bitter feud over antisemitism in NYC mayoral race
Lander dinged Adams, his rival in this year’s mayoral election, for creating an office to combat antisemitism
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Fast Forward As rivals talk antisemitism, this NYC mayoral candidate pitches a bread and butter appeal to Orthodox voters
Zellnor Myrie sent a memo to Hasidic leaders outlining policy proposals tailored to day-to-day Orthodox concerns
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Fast Forward Brad Lander woos Jewish voters in NYC mayoral race with Talmud and Hebrew
In a personal speech at a modern Orthodox synagogue, Lander framed himself as a pluralistic yet proud Zionist alternative to Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani gets photo-ops — and attacks — after meeting with Orthodox voters
His stop at a Flatbush event sparked criticism but reflects an effort to expand his coalition citywide as candidates compete for Jewish votes
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