New York City Council member Shahana Hanif, a far-left, harsh critic of Israel, defeats her Jewish opponent, Maya Kornberg, to hold onto her seat in Brooklyn.
Hanif represents the city’s District 39 in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and Kensington.
Hanif has a history of anti-Israel activism, such as sharing social media calls for an intifada and voting against a city council measure opposing antisemitism.
Kornberg, a progressive, challenged Hanif for her seat because she believed Hanif was too focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to the detriment of local concerns.
Kornberg concedes, saying on X, “While the result was not what we hoped for, I’m immensely proud of the positive, issues-oriented campaign we ran.”
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