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NYC voters elected a BDS mayor. Voters in my city went much farther.

JL;DR SUMMARY Brian Sokol reflects on the shift in perception and action towards Zionism and anti-Zionist measures in Somerville, Massachusetts. 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 CommunityZionismProtestsLocal PoliticsAnti ZionismJewish UnityBdsSomervilleShalom SomervilleBallot Measure

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New York City, New York, United States
"We have seen anti-Zionism rise to prominence in New York City with the election of Zohran Mamdani."
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
"But it has arguably has reached its highest pitch here in my current city of Somerville, Massachusetts, where 55% of the electorate recently answered yes to the following non-binding ballot measure:"

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