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H.L. Mencken may have been talking about New York’s white privileged, Mamdani’s key demographic: “Democracy is the theory that the people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard”

JNS ‘A lot to fear,’ Jewish New Yorkers say about Mamdani primary win Vita Fellig, Andrew Bernard June 25, 2025 New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani’s victory in Tuesday night’s Democratic primary is alarming many Jews in the city … Continue reading

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NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani: Why would anyone besides an antisemite not be done with Mamdani?

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NY Democratic mayoral candidate Mamdani has never been subtle about his extremism. He founded his alma mater’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.

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 … Continue reading

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“Criminals who target people for being Jewish must be stopped—with force, if necessary”

CITY JOURNAL Why Won’t Cities Like New York Punish Anti-Semitic Rioters? Hannah E. Meyers February 21, 2025 …Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a group of “protesters,” their faces wrapped in keffiyeh scarves to mimic Hamas militants, descended on New York’s predominantly Jewish … Continue reading

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“Defendant is alleged to have planned a terrorist attack in NYC around October 7th, with stated goal of slaughtering, in the name of ISIS, as many Jews as possible”

NEW YORK 4 Pakistani man allegedly plotted terror attack against Jewish people in NYC ‘in name of ISIS’ September 6, 2024 A Pakistani citizen has been arrested and charged with planning a terror attack in New York City with the … Continue reading

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Steyn: “If I were a Palestinian, I’d occasionally wonder what I had to do to get a bad press”

STEYN ONLINE Strolling While Jewish Mark Steyn April 23, 2024 …A century ago, the Jews of Germany were the most assimilated in Europe. They had prospered under the Kaiser, and seemed set to do even better in the Weimar Republic. … Continue reading

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This will likely not impact New York State 2024 election results but, if accurate, an interesting data point

JNS Majority of New York Jewish voters intend to vote for Trump Andrew Bernard February 21, 2024 A poll of registered New York voters suggests that a majority of Jews in the state intend to vote for former President Donald … Continue reading

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“All kidding aside, if you happen to live in North Chicago’s West Ridge or Rogers Park – please walk to shul in groups on 2/25”

JTA Police, security agencies advise Jews to be on alert ahead of planned ‘National Day of Hate’ on Shabbat Andrew Lapin February 23, 2023 The police bulletins have circulated among Jews on social media, in WhatsApp chats and via email: … Continue reading

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“In Elul, our biggest concerns should be goiing back to school, menus and guest lists, not fear and hiding a Star of David necklace”

ARUTZ SHEVA I’m afraid to walk to shul in NYC Cindy Grosz September 5, 2022 I get some interesting requests. Several weeks ago, I received a phone call from a friend’s acquaintance who lives on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a … Continue reading

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“If Orthodox Jews were really to blame for spreading the coronavirus, as the mayor asserted, why weren’t their neighborhoods added to his ‘hardest hit’ list designated to receive the vaccine ASAP?”

TABLET MAG De Blasio’s Perfect Patsies by Liel Leibovitz December 28, 2020 Are the Jews to blame for spreading COVID-19 throughout New York City? That’s what Mayor Bill de Blasio suggested in an inflammatory tweet back in April, which, in … Continue reading

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