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May 20, 2026, 9:40 PM

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a May Day rally at Washington Square Park in New York, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

The nomination and the subsequent election of Mamdani as mayor of New York City was a dangerous and catastrophic event for the city, and arguably for the country. How did it happen? Far too many New York voters were...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 19, 2026, 2:13 PM

Mamdani Hates Israel. Stop Pretending Otherwise.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, and his wife Rama Duwaji wave at members of media after a news conference at Gracie Mansion, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

American Democratic Jews who consider themselves Zionists must abandon Zohran Mamdani. He advances a clear anti-Israel agenda while using a small circle of extreme-left Jewish activists as political cover. This tactic allows him to claim immunity from accusations of...

May 14, 2026, 6:29 AM

A Rabbi’s Warning From Central New Jersey

Photo taken by Fran Snowise

The years since October 7 have been devastating for Jewish communities. From terrorist attacks abroad to incidents closer to home, the pain has been felt both nationally and locally. Over the past three years, our community at Congregation Etz...

Apr 29, 2026, 9:31 PM

How Do You Recognize a Point of No Return

How did some Jews know to leave early when the future was still unclear, and what signs are we missing today? People do not miss danger because they lack information. They miss it because they measure it against the wrong...

Apr 17, 2026, 6:05 PM

Treasure Trove: Abba Eban’s Message from New York’s 1949 Yom Haatzmaut Celebration

From the Herzl and Zionsim Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

Israel’s 78th Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) starts at sundown on Tuesday April 21. Most of us have grown up celebrating the miracle of Israel’s creation each and every year. Imagine what it would have been like to celebrate it for...

Andres Spokoiny

Jan 14, 2026, 3:45 AM

Losing Honestly

What Mamdani’s Victory Reveals About Us Like many, I’m dismayed and angry that Zohran Mamdani has become mayor of New York. It feels not only like a political defeat but also a personal failure, as I was deeply involved (in...

Alexis Gabay-Ratner

Jan 8, 2026, 11:07 PM

Zohran Mamdani’s Actions and How They Fester Hate

The United States Of America is defined as a Republic. An organization of government in which an electorate consolidates their virtues into a representative, who hoists the values and rights of a people to the shielding arm of the...

Isabelle Hall-Burns

Jan 7, 2026, 9:14 PM

When definitions disappear, violence fills the gap

Zohran’s removal of the IHRA definition of antisemitism concerns far more people than just Jews, as it encourages all types of hatred. This is not a symbolic gesture; it is not a semantic debate. These changes structurally weaken the...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jan 5, 2026, 6:04 AM

Mamdani’s Socialism: A Kremlin Punchline

History has a brutal sense of irony, and last week it surfaced in a tweet from Kirill Dmitriev, a Kremlin power broker close to Vladimir Putin. Addressing New York politician Zohran Mamdani, Dmitriev delivered a line that should have...

Jan 4, 2026, 4:58 AM

How Jewish Fragmentation In NYC Helped Mamdani Win

New York City is home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. That fact alone makes Zohran Mamdani’s election deeply concerning, not because Jews lacked numbers, but because they lacked unity. Mamdani did not win despite Jewish opposition. He...

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