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Jewish leaders slam Mamdani’s pro-Palestinian St. Patrick’s Day

JL;DR SUMMARY Prominent Jewish leaders and organizations are voicing strong objections to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pro-Palestinian remarks during New York City's St. Patrick’s Day celebration. 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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Israel Palestine ConflictNew York CityJewish LeadersAjcPro PalestinianZohran MamdaniSusan AbulhawaMary RobinsonSt. Patrick's Day

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New York City, New York, United States
"Jewish leaders and politicians are criticizing Mayor Zohran Mamdani for centering Palestinians in New Yorks celebration of St. Patricks Day."
Albany, New York, United States
"In Albany, Irish and Jewish Democratic Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi said that while Irish and Palestinian people shared a history of oppression, he believed the analogy ended there."
Ireland
"Mamdani spoke at length about Irelands solidarity with Palestinians, departing from previous mayors who pinned the annual celebrations to the Irish-American dream in New York City."
United Kingdom
"Mamdani celebrated St. Patricks Day by spreading the vicious blood libel against the Jews, claiming that we had perpetrated a genocide in Gaza. He also criticized Mamdani for hosting Irelands former president Mary Robinson."
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
"Elie Wiesel accused Robinson of allowing antisemitism to foment through her role in the 2001 U.N. Durban Conference when she was the High Commissioner for Human Rights."
Saudi Arabia
"The mayors father and his mother, filmmaker Mira Nair, also joined Abulhawa in signing a 2018 letter to members of the Saudi royal family that urged the release of historian and womens rights activist Hatoon al-Fassi."

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