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News Mamdani’s first Jewish Heritage event reveals a narrowed circle
Many leaders shunned event at the NYC mayor’s residence, following synagogue protest clashes and a Nakba tribute
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News Mamdani Nakba Day video prompts pushback from Jewish leaders amid rising tensions
Profile of a displaced Palestinian, posted on the mayor’s official accounts, escalates call to boycott Jewish reception at his residence
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News Why do some people think Rep. Mike Lawler is Jewish?
A drunken antisemitic rant against the Catholic Republican puts spotlight on a congressman who has made fighting antisemitism central to his political identity
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Opinion When it comes to Israel/Palestine, everyone is sure that everyone else is a bigot
Is there any way to make the Hard Left, Hard Center and Hard Right... a little softer?
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News Mamdani supersizes NYC hate crimes office, as tensions simmer over synagogue protests
The mayor stresses prevention and condemns antisemitic acts — but defends demonstrations following Brooklyn clashes
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News Hochul makes play for Orthodox voters with tuition relief and synagogue buffer zones
The incumbent Democrat is moving to lock down a key block and ahead of Jewish showdown with Republican rival Bruce Blakeman
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Fast Forward Jewish real estate magnate Steven Roth likens Mamdani’s ‘tax the rich’ rhetoric to ‘from the river to the sea’
The founder of Vornado Realty Trust took aim at the New York City mayor after he proposed a new tax on luxury second homes
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News Most Jewish voters rate Mamdani poorly, new poll finds
A majority of Jews concerned about rising antisemitism say anti-Zionism is a driving factor as the mayor holds firm on the strategy that got him elected
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