Posted on 10/24/2025 11:34:43 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
By propagating lies about ‘occupation,’ ‘apartheid’ and ‘genocide,’ he helps promote antisemitism.
An Irishman and a Jew walk into a Japanese restaurant. It sounds like a joke setup, but there was nothing funny about this near-terminal event for our longstanding friendship—this vignette of being a Jewish New Yorker in 2025. The stark choice we’d each be making between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo, divisiveness or unity, loomed throughout.
We talked and laughed about travel, cycling and our loved ones. Then he asked: “Isn’t it terrible where we’ve ended up in the Middle East?”
I was still elated from the Israeli hostages’ release the previous day, and it took me a minute to realize he didn’t share my relief. “It’s been a terrible war,” I agreed, “but I’m optimistic. Thank God President Trump stood with Israel and took out the Iranian nuclear facilities. The Abraham Accords will grow from here.”
“But who’s going to force Israel to make peace?” he asked. “They’re as bad as Hamas.”
We’ve discussed world affairs for 30 years, and I know he reads Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky. But this was the first time I wondered if I had misheard him.
“Are you really both-sides-ing this conflict?” I asked, incredulous. “Are you suggesting the rape, murder and kidnapping by Hamas on Oct. 7—with Gazan civilian participation—is equivalent to Israel’s defensive war?”
Mr. Mamdani’s messaging has made class war and hatred of Jews great again. Smiling, polished, articulate, Mr. Mamdani lies. He lies about Israel as easily as he lies that he can freeze rent and offer free goods through higher taxes, as though the corporations and billionaires he targets can’t relocate.
New Yorkers aren’t dumb, but we’re busy. Mr. Mamdani is lying to those too busy to learn the truth. His attack points: “occupation,” “apartheid,” “genocide.” The...
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WHAT????? How in the wide wide world of sports..... And, there are plenty of fidiots to vote for morondummy. Deeblahzeo on roids.
How is that a problem? At least half will vote for him.
This November we will see if Communism or Judaism is more important to New Yorkers. My bet is on Communism.
They get what they have consistently voted for...
. . . good and hard.
A self hating Jew is the worst kind of Jew on the planet..they would give Israel to Hamas TODAY if they could
12-15%
Latest polls half support mandami
They are JINO’s
I saw that too. 50% of the Jews in NYC are voting for Mamdani. Unbelievable.
A MAMDANI VICTORY THREATENS EVERYONE INSIDE NYC & ELSEWHERE
Sad to say, that's the truth.
....got into a heated conversation (argument....?) with one of my Jewish fellow college students many years ago...got into which candidate at the time was better than the other....the reply (snarling.....) was “I’ve never voted for a Republican in my life and I never will...!!”....in the DNA...??
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