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Mamdani was joined in the protest by other radicals, including Siraj Wahhaj, a Brooklyn imam who was an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and once acted as a character witness for Omar Abdel-Rahman, the terrorist who organized it. Mamdani recently came under fire for campaigning with Wahhaj.
New York and Israel trade, which stood at over $5 billion in 2024, is in doubt amid the possibility of Mamdani's election as New York City's Mayor.
Religion has become a defining issue in the New York City mayoral race as Jewish New Yorkers reject Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani's positions on Israel and war in Gaza.
On February 11, 2021, Zohran Mamdani participated in a virulently antisemitic 2-hour anti-Israel demonstration in NYC. Besides Mamdani, the rally featured some of the most notorious anti-Israel activists in the United States.
Zohran Mamdani’s opposition to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians could influence New York City’s investments, his appointees and city policing tactics.
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Israel, grocery prices, and Trump: Key moments from Mamdani-Cuomo’s New York mayoral debate
Democrat Zohran Mamdani and independent ex-governor Andrew Cuomo clash over experience, allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia, and how to handle the president
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Thousands of Orthodox Jews rally in New York to protest change in Israel's military draft rules
Protesters have marched near the Israeli consulate in New York City over issues including the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews into Israel’s military
Anti-Israel activists in New York City have announced mass rallies scheduled for Tuesday, the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, terror invasion of Israel. Within Our Lifetime, the leading anti-Israel activist group on the city’s streets, announced a plan to “Flood New York City for Gaza.”
Since then, haredi men have staged frequent street protests in Israel, including outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, and the debate reached a new flashpoint last month when over 100 haredi Orthodox men were arrested for draft-dodging while attempting to leave the country for an annual pilgrimage for Rosh Hashanah.
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NYPD detective removed from Israel post after nearly 2 decades — but will be replaced: police
The NYPD detective who has been stationed in Israel for nearly two decades as part of the department’s international liaison program has been removed after a "direct order from City Hall," The Post has learned.