Tel-Chai Nation

A sad but valid point is made about the role left-wing Jews had in Zohran Mamdani's election as NYC's first Muslim mayor:

Since Hamas' surprise October 7 attack, even before Israel itself grasped the massacre's full magnitude, Jews and Israelis worldwide shifted into "hasbara mode." Calls for Palestinian liberation that morphed into violent anti-Israel protests on the world's most prestigious university campuses emerged within hours, while Israel hadn't yet begun processing its wounds, and more than two years later, it's clear Israel experienced a spectacular failure concerning its global image.

However, a widespread opinion in Israel is that antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment will be our lot in the world, so there's no need to invest such extensive efforts in repairing the tiny state's reputation in the international arena. However, the outcomes of the elections in New York, Virginia, and New Jersey make it clear that we cannot afford to rest on our laurels.

The Israeli "it'll be fine" attitude won't cut it, facing the historic victory of Muslim, socialist, and anti-Israel candidate Zohran Mamdani, who became the first Muslim mayor of America's largest city. His election – anticipated after a widely successful campaign – clarifies the American public's mindset, and more troubling, the separation of many Diaspora Jewish community members from the Jewish state.

Vote analysis shows approximately 33% of New York Jews voted for Mamdani. This is an astonishing figure. How do we explain it? By dividing into two voter groups. The first voted for Mamdani despite his anti-Israel positions – refusing to recognize the necessity of disarming Hamas, declining to acknowledge Israel as a Jewish state, threatening to halt economic cooperation with the state and Israeli companies, and advancing slogans like "globalize the intifada" – a decision driven by opposition to Trump, and possibly support for Mamdani's New York City affordability campaign. The second voter group, which some argue raises even deeper concern, voted for Mamdani precisely because of his anti-Israel positions, with which they identify.

"NYC Jews for Zohran," according to the group's members, organized for months to secure the socialist candidate's victory, with some even donating to his campaign. They comprise part of Mamdani's 38% of voters, including non-Jewish residents, whose anti-Israel stances drew them to support him. Put differently, the appeal of Mamdani as a New York mayoral candidate was partially unconnected to his actual city policies.

Well even before this sorry election, there was only so much about NYC that made me decide I'd rather not visit there again, and this is just compounding my viewpoint. There are Israeli citizens who live in areas like NYC too, replete with voter registration, and no doubt, there's plenty of them who're just as guilty of electing Mamdani as any of his other minions. As I may have noted before, one of the worst things about this election is that it's also a defeat for 9-11 Families, whom we must hope won't associate with Mamdani, and any memorial services in coming years should not be done with him around. NYC's on its way to becoming a cesspool, and this election just precipitates where it's going.

Update: also worth reading, there's this item that voices concerns at how socialism is making gains as a belief in the USA.

Update 2: there's now discussion among the Republicans of barring federal funding to NYC for as long as Mamdani's mayor.

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