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	Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani once said mayoral candidates should pledge to boycott Israel. Now that he’s running, he’s not so forthcoming.
Resurfaced 2020 video shows Mamdani urging progressives to embrace BDS, press local officials on boycotts
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	Fast Forward Democrats vying for NYC mayor show rare unity against Trump crackdown on universities
At least four of the candidates including Andrew Cuomo said their first overseas trip as mayor would be to Israel while Zohran Mamdani said he would not visit
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	Fast Forward After Boulder attack, Trump revives Muslim travel ban with targeted changes
Will Scharf, the White House staff secretary, told Jewish leaders the order is being tailored in response to the Egyptian-born suspect charged in the firebombing of Jewish marchers
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	Fast Forward Texas may soon require schools to post the Ten Commandments. Meet the Jewish lawmaker fighting back.
Rep. Jon Rosenthal is the only Jewish member of the Texas House
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	News Will Jewish voters decide the NYC mayoral election?
A surge in antisemitism and the war in Gaza are reshaping the fight for Gracie Mansion
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	Fast Forward DSA condemns D.C. museum killings and distances itself from subgroup that posted ‘Free Elias Rodriguez’
Praise for the double killing outside a Jewish museum highlighted tensions over Israel
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	Fast Forward Exclusive: Jewish voters prefer Cuomo, with Mamdani in second place for New York Mayor, new poll shows
Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander compete for support as Jewish voters demand action on antisemitism
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	Fast Forward Yeshiva University faculty protest commencement honor for Republican star Elise Stefanik
The group said Stefanik’s record ‘runs counter to the Jewish values of integrity and righteousness’
 
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	Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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	Sports It’s so cool that Sandy Koufax was there for that
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	Opinion I’m an Israeli who lives in New York. Here’s why I’m voting for Mamdani
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	News Mamdani opposes Zionism, but wants New York public schools to teach about it
 
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	Fast Forward 2 of NYC’s 5 public pension funds are vulnerable to a mayor-backed Israel divestment push
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	Fast Forward What to know about ‘Not On Our Dime,’ Zohran Mamdani’s bill targeting donations to Israeli settlements
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	BINTEL BRIEF She just wants to be a good person. But she’s overwhelmed by the state of the world
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	Fast Forward Why Jeremy Corbyn’s support for Zohran Mamdani is fueling antisemitism fears
 
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