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Seattle Jewish leaders express concern with mayoral front-runner Katie Wilson’s Mamdani-esque views

JL;DR SUMMARY As Seattle's mayoral race heats up, Jewish leaders express concerns over front-runner Katie Wilson's perceived anti-Israel stances, including describing Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide. 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 CommunityProgressive PoliticsDivestmentGenocide AccusationsSeattlePolitical RaceKatie WilsonBruce Harrell

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Seattle, Washington, United States
"Katie Wilson, a self-described socialist now mounting a formidable bid for mayor of Seattle, has increasingly drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, the far-left Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City whose primary upset in June stunned the national political establishment."
New York City, New York, United States
"Katie Wilson, a self-described socialist now mounting a formidable bid for mayor of Seattle, has increasingly drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, the far-left Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City whose primary upset in June stunned the national political establishment."
Israel
"Wilson has accused Israel of genocide in Gaza a characterization that Jewish leaders and community activists have found troubling as voter sympathy for the Jewish state, especially in the progressive Seattle area, has sharply declined."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"In a handful of recent remarks, Wilson has accused Israel of genocide in Gaza a characterization that Jewish leaders and community activists have found troubling as voter sympathy for the Jewish state, especially in the progressive Seattle area, has sharply declined."

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