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Daily Briefing: MAMDANI’S PRIMARY WIN SETS JEWS ON EDGE, EVEN AS OTHERS VOTED FOR HIM

Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally in Bryant Park on Oct 27th 2024-Wikipedia
Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally in Bryant Park on Oct 27th 2024-Wikipedia

“Mamdani’s game is a shotgun marriage of ideological convenience. As Glastonbury’s descent into Nuremberg-with-tents shows, sticking it to the Jews has become integral to the radical performance: a kinds of degenerate Passion Play, the symbolic heart of the Omnicause.” — Dominic Green

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FOR REAL?

The Buffalo Blueprint for Defeating Zohran Mamdani:  Jason L. Riley, WSJ, July 1, 2025 — A 30-something long-shot mayoral candidate in cahoots with the left-wing Working Families Party and backed by the Democratic Socialists of America launches an energetic grass-roots campaign that resonates with younger voters and stuns an incredulous political establishment.

Mamdani Brings Third World Prejudices to New York:  Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, July 2, 2025 — Why would someone who emigrated to the U.S. from a poor country champion ideas that keep poor countries poor? The rise of 33-year-old Ugandan-born Indian-American socialist Zohran Mamdani in the New York mayoral race raises the question.

Behind Zohran Mamdani, an Experienced Soros-Obama Operative:  Ira Stoll, The Editors, July 2, 2025 — Reading the New York Times coverage and Zohran Mamdani’s social media, you’d get the idea that the 33-year-old Israel-hating socialist is a new face, a breath of fresh air, and a foe of billionaires.

Millennials Made Zohran Mamdani:  Emily Jashinsky, Unherd, June 28, 2025  When I interviewed Zohran Mamdani last November, he spoke to me through a fuzzy webcam dressed like Fidel Castro — pairing an army green jacket with a black turtleneck and a respectable beard.

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Zohran Mamdani and the Corbynisation of New York:  Dominic Green, The Jewish Chronicle, July 3, 2025

What NYC Mayoral Frontrunner Zohran Mamdani has said about Jews and Israel:  Gabe Friedman, Times of Israel, July 2, 2025

Why are Jews Voting for Zohran Mamdani?!:  Gila Isaacson, JFeed, June 10, 2025

Mamdani Apologists Play the Fake Islamophobia Card:  Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS, July 1, 2025

FOR FURTHER REFERENCE: 

Zohran Mamdani: Calling for Change in Insidious Ways: Peter Himmelman, Times of Israel, June 27, 2025 — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, is telegenic, extremely well-spoken, and full of bold ideas. He’s got a magic touch with words — capable of teasing out true meanings from phrases that lesser minds barely grasp.

For Democrats, Mamdani Is a Wake-Up Call—and a Bad Example:  Tom Souzzi, WSJ, July 2, 2025 — Zohran Mamdani, the socialist who just won New York’s Democratic mayoral primary, is a charismatic, smart and effective campaigner with whom I disagree.

Mamdani Officially Wins NYC Mayoral Primary by 12-point Margin:  JNS, July 1, 2025   Anti-Israel state representative Zohran Mamdani has officially won the Democratic primary for mayor in New York City, according to the Associated Press.

Democrats Who Haven’t Endorsed Zohran Mamdani Offer Muted Defense as Trump Targets Him:  Eric Garcia, Yahoo News, July 3, 2025   Democrats who have not endorsed Zohran Mamdani offered cautioned defenses as President Donald Trump threatens to deport the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City.

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