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26 Jun

Mamdani Bests the Pro-Israel Machine

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JL;DR SUMMARY Zohran Mamdani's victory in the Democratic primary for New York City's mayoral race is seen as a landmark moment for progressive politics, particularly regarding his pro-Palestine stance which challenged the traditional pro-Israel establishment. 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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Jewish Community  Progressive Politics  Pro Palestine  Us Politics  Zohran Mamdani  Nyc Mayoral Race  Electoral Politics  Dsa  Democratic Socialists  Pro Israel Influence 

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Queens, New York, United States
"Zoran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Democratic Socialist from Queens, just logged a historic win in the Democratic mayoral primary, beating Andrew Cuomo, who many considered the favorite."
New York, United States
"Definitely that there was going to be a long haul campaign in the general and also that what it means for a leftist mayor in New York City to actually do this job is going to be something."
Washington DC, United States
"You know, one of the things that really struck me when I'm thinking about this from Washington to New York was that I would find that people who were basically Jews of roughly the same age, roughly the same religious observance, the kind of people I would go to shul with in Washington, were to the left politically of their equivalents in New York."
Boulder, Colorado, United States
"It's a fear that is based upon the horrific attacks we've seen in Washington, D.C., in Boulder, Colorado."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"And they're very upset by some of the things that are happening in New York. And they're very upset by some of the things that you've said in the past. And they are afraid that your mayorship would actually lead to increased anti-Semitism. And I think what Zohra said really knocked it out of the park. I mean, he was way more gracious than he certainly had to be for many of his supporters. You know, I know where that fear is coming from. It's a fear that is based upon the horrific attacks we've seen in Washington, D.C., in Boulder, Colorado."
Australia
"And in Europe, too. Yeah, I mean, that also speaks to where this breaks down along religious observance in Brooklyn, and the sort of confusion or misrepresentation of the Jewish vote."
Canada
"We're about to talk about the Jewish voters and how they're feeling after this win. So what's the vibe up there? I think that obviously one of the things that I've always find really hard to disentangle when we're thinking about these questions is the question of people's views about Israel and the questions of people's economic position in the city."
Uganda
"To me, what's inspiring about Mamdani is that he's made that. His own choice, which was a choice within his own way of understanding where he comes from."
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