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Chuck Schumer, ‘guardian’ of Israel, has a big political dilemma named Zohran Mamdani

JL;DR SUMMARY Chuck Schumer, serving as the U.S. Senate's first Jewish Majority Leader, finds himself embroiled in a political dilemma following Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York's Democratic mayoral primary. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Bds MovementJewish CommunityNew York CityJewish LeadershipProgressive PoliticsZohran MamdaniU.S. PoliticsChuck Schumer

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New York City, New York, United States
"The Senate Minority Leaders Biden-y vibes (pro-Israel moderate) and vintage (74 years old) were already shaping up to be big problems for him in a potential 2028 primary challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive powerhouse from the Bronx who campaigned for Mamdani."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani arrives onstage at a Brooklyn rally in May 2025."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"In his speech, Schumer strongly condemned Hamas, blaming it for the war and much of the devastation in Gaza, and called for the replacement of Mahmoud Abbas as leader of the Palestinian Authority."
Israel
"My last name is Schumer, which derives from the Hebrew word shomer, or guardian, Schumer said. Of course, my first responsibility is to America and to New York. But as the first Jewish Majority Leader of the United States Senate, and the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in America ever, I also feel very keenly my responsibility as a shomer yisroel a guardian of the People of Israel."

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