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[Simon Wiesenthal Center @simonwiesenthal]

Mayor Mamdani did not simply express a personal political opinion. He used the authority, symbolism, and credibility of the mayor’s office to issue what amounted to an official public address declaring that the democratically elected leader of the world’s only Jewish state is a ‘war criminal’ who is ‘not welcome in New York City.’ That is a profound misuse of the office entrusted to him by all New Yorkers.

After acknowledging that New York City has no independent legal authority to execute the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant, the mayor nevertheless chose to transform that legal reality into a televised political spectacle. Respect for the separation of powers and the legal limits of public office is a bedrock of American democracy; those limits should not be treated as an inconvenience to be exploited for political theater.

Perhaps most telling was what the mayor chose to leave out. His address made no mention of Hamas or the October 7 massacre of innocent civilians. Instead, he delivered a sweeping moral indictment of Israel while erasing the terrorist atrocities that ignited this war. Appeals to universal humanity and justice ring hollow when they exclude the victims whose suffering does not fit a preferred political narrative.

This is no longer simply about Prime Minister Netanyahu. It reflects a broader pattern in which Mayor Mamdani repeatedly singles out Israel while using the prestige of his office to legitimize rhetoric that further isolates the Jewish state and deepens division here at home. At a time when Jewish New Yorkers are experiencing alarming levels of antisemitism, harassment and intimidation, they deserve a mayor who refrains from fomenting hatred against the world’s only Jewish country while maintaining the fiction that this is not anti-Jewish.

Throughout his campaign, Mayor Mamdani repeatedly insisted that his responsibility as mayor would be to focus on New York City and the issues affecting New Yorkers. New Yorkers elected him to make their neighborhoods safer, combat hate and unite a diverse city, not to conduct foreign policy or transform City Hall into a stage for ideological declarations about world leaders.

New Yorkers elected a mayor, not a prosecutor of foreign leaders. Mayor Mamdani should spend less time trying to demonize only one leader and one country from City Hall and more time protecting the New Yorkers he was elected to serve.

#Mamdani #MayorMamdani #Israel

[Eylon Levy @EylonALevy]

Finally, after nearly three years, the UN admits what Israel was warning:

Hamas is hijacking aid.

[JB @Jbloom95]

@jeremykauffman @CaseyBHead Did you try and enter his house?

[𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕠𝕥 𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕟 @ElliotMalin]

Better question: How did a supporter of the Islamic Republic of Iran and all of our enemies land up volunteering for @ewarren?

[Andrew Fox @Mr_Andrew_Fox]

Still staggered by Burnham’s comments yesterday.

Burnham: the new Jeremy Corbyn, same as the old Jeremy Corbyn.

https://t.co/38GsJegXh2

[Caedrel @Caedrel]

LETS GO LYONNNN

LCS IS THE GREATEST

WE CAN WIN THIS TOURNAMENTTTTT

[Av Michal אביגיל מיכל @avygal]

Holy shit

Mamdani’s wife’s Muslim lady retreat refers to Spain as Al Andalus and Sicily as the emirate of Sicily lol

And she calls the one tiny Jewish state that just wants to be left alone a “colonizer” 😂 be so for real

[Mark Horowitz @MarkHorowitz]

Democratic consultant interviewing new candidate to replace Graham Platner in Maine Senate race

[Pericles @PerryALPHA]

Young men are not voting for Democrats because our candidates keep slandering all men as rapists and Nazis

The Plan? We run a rapist Nazi to show that there's a place for them in our party

[Michael A. Sachs @michaelasachs]

"That means #Canada experiences around 19 times as many antisemitic incidents as the U.S. on a per capita basis. For all the talk about surging antisemitism in the US, the situation is far graver in Canada."
- @DanielJSamet of @AEI in the @dcexaminer

#cdnpoli #uspolitics

[Mor Edge Insight @MorEdge_Insight]

It’s one thing hearing it from Bill Clinton, but many simply dismiss him as a Zionist.

It’s very different though when you hear how the Palestinians rejected peace proposals over and over again from an Arab who was on their side.

Watch as Hosni Mubarak tells what happened and how the Palestinians never really wanted peace. All they wanted was to kill Jews and destroy Israel.

[dahlia kurtz ✡︎ דליה קורץ @DahliaKurtz]

Here's a bunch of children gleefully stomping on Pride flags in Canada — as their parents support and encourage them.

Gee. I wonder what CTV "News" is leaving out of its story.

[JB @Jbloom95]

@adeebhafeez16 @TBDGritty @james19872002 @HaleyforMI @neeratanden https://t.co/uWmVM7HNHL

Weird, because this report from May says Hamas has 50% support, and think October 7th was correct.

Where's your source?

[JB @Jbloom95]

@JesseJVinegar @gldivittorio @DianaVilliers1 @gldivittorio another DSA swing and a miss

[PoIiMath @politicalmath]

The details of this story are utterly damning to Platner

It should be noted that what convinced this woman to come forward were the partisan attacks on @lyndseyfifield for her bravery in coming forward

[Tim Miller @Timodc]

I’m sorry but “we are taking time to reflect on the best path forward” is not an option on the table. Either it’s false and you campaign with vigor or it’s true and you get out / apologize to everyone you let down.

[Joel M. Petlin @Joelmpetlin]

When Jews are attacked by a pro Palestinian mob outside of a NYC Synagogue, Mayor Mamdani blames the Jews for hosting a real estate show.

When Muslims are attacked by a fellow Muslim, he's suddenly concerned about "religious intimidation."

The double standard is painfully real.

[Nathan Livingstone (MilkBarTV) @TheMilkBarTV]

Compilation of Tucker Carlson claiming he never said things he clearly said.

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Hamas terrorists deployed their armed operatives at the locations where the protests were supposed to take place.

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

🇮🇱🇨🇦🇵🇸 Meet Canada's new top advisor on antisemitism.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney chose the worst possible person to address issues in Canada.

This is Omar Alghabra, who was personally appointed by Carney as a member of Canada's Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion, meaning he is now one of the top people responsible for protecting the Jewish diaspora from Islamist and antisemitic attacks.

Yet, Alghabra is a suspected antisemite himself, shown by his past history:

- He mourned the passing of Yasser Arafat, own of the most antisemitic men in history.

- He lobbied to keep the Islamist terror group Hezbollah legal in Canada.

- He infamously claimed that Hamas does not want to eliminate Israel from existence.

- He was the president of the Canadian Arab Federation, the same organization that later lost its funding due to its sympathy for Islamist terror groups in the Middle East and for its publicly obviously antisemitic attitude.

- He discouraged people from participating in a pro-Israeli event in his country.