NEW YORK POST
Zohran Mamdani ripped for refusing to recognize Israel as Jewish state: ‘Dangerous point of view’
Carl Campanile
June 5, 2025

Jewish leaders condemned Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Thursday for his repeated refusals to recognize Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state — slamming it as a disqualifying and “dangerous” point of view. “It’s more than problematic,” said Joseph Potasnik, executive vice president of the New York Board of Rabbis. “Jews see this as a dividing line. “There are 22 Arab Muslim states,” Potasnik noted. “In Mamdani’s world, there isn’t room for one Jewish state. He doesn’t want a Jewish State.” READ MORE

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