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Mamdani
What does the possible election of Zohran Mamdani mean for Jewish identity, Diaspora-Israel relations, and the boundaries of Jewish community?
Then-New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks about Islamophobia outside of the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx in New York City on October 24, 2025. (TIMOTHY A.CLARY / AFP)
What does the possible election of Zohran Mamdani mean for Jewish identity, Diaspora-Israel relations, and the boundaries of Jewish community?
As New Yorkers head to the polls in the coming week to elect their next mayor, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi wrestle with the return of ‘conditional acceptance’ for Jews in progressive spaces, compare this moment to Jeremy Corbyn’s impact on British Jewry, and grapple with the painful reality of Jewish division in the face of perceived threats.
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