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The ADL doesn’t speak for New York Jews' concerns, says Zohran Mamdani

JL;DR SUMMARY New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has clashed with Jonathan Greenblatt and the ADL over his perceived neglect of Jewish community concerns, particularly given his critical stance on Israel. 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 CommunityNew York CityBenjamin NetanyahuAdlJonathan GreenblattCampaignElectionZohran Mamdani

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New York City, New York, United States
"Greenblatt also wrongly claimed that the mayoral hopeful hasnt visited a single synagogue or any mainstream Jewish institutions during the campaign."
New York, United States
"Zohran Mamdani, favored to win Novembers election according to recent polls, rejected Greenblatts criticism and said he would not seek a meeting with him."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"In the interview with journalist Mehdi Hasan, Mamdani recalled a recent Rosh Hashanah visit to the progressive Kolot Chayeinu synagogue in Brooklyn, where a woman handed him stickers she had made featuring bagels and lox with the message: Reject the smear campaign join the schmear campaign."
Israel
"Mamdani appeared to back off from his pledge to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, in compliance with an International Criminal Court warrant, if the Israeli Prime Minister comes to New York."

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