From heckler’s veto to divestment: how Jewish life is under assault in New YorkThe community and its friends need a forceful, coordinated response, reminding the authorities that laws define who can participate in American society – not random anti-ZionistsBy Melissa Langsam Braunstein3 min read
New York Man arrested after car ramming attack on Chabad world headquarters in New YorkThe NYPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime and has stepped up security at synagogues in the cityBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
By Melissa Langsam BraunsteinCan New York keep hate at safe distance from shuls?Democrats should support a proper buffer to protect synagogues from aggressive protests. But what may matter most under Mayor Zohran Mamdani is the willingness to enforce the law3 min read
Zohran MamdaniTop Mamdani aide praised activist who asked if US would ‘hunt down and kill’ IDF soldiersZahra Billoo, who has compared Hamas striking Israel to a ‘woman punching her rapist’, was hailed as a ‘treasure’ and a ‘gift…to Muslims worldwide’ by Ramzi KassemBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
IsraelTel Aviv stock exchange courts New York-listed Israeli companies after Mamdani inaugurationThe new mayor’s history of anti-Israel rhetoric seemingly presents an opportunity to grow the Jewish state’s financial sectorBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IHRANYC mayor Zohran Mamdani revokes IHRA definition of antisemitism on first day in officeThe newly sworn-in mayor of New York City is also staunch supporter of the BDS movementBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
President Isaac HerzogHerzog blasts Mamdani’s ‘outrageous’ rhetoric on IsraelRecent developments in New York City had ‘raised a red flag’, the Israeli president saidBy Siam Goorwich1 min read
By Shany MorMayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and the rise of politics of stupidThe corbynisation of the Democratic party bodes ill for the future of the city and the country at large4 min read||November 18, 2025 12:41
You can’t always keep politics out of the pulpitRabbis can’t be expected to shy away from contentious issuesBy Simon Rocker4 min read||November 16, 2025 11:54
By Melissa Langsam BraunsteinNY Jews prepare to fight back against anti-Zionist mayor Zohran MamdaniFrom schools and policing to business regulation, communal groups are bracing for a hostile City Hall2 min read||November 13, 2025 16:49
Mamdani condemns ‘disgusting’ antisemitic graffiti in one of first tweets as New York mayorSome pro-Israel Jewish activists say his words are too little, too lateBy Siam Goorwich1 min read||November 6, 2025 16:54
UK politicians hailing Mamdani ignoring ‘alarm’ raised by US Jews, claims CAASeveral left-wing politicians have offered their congratulations to the New York City mayor-elect after his upset win on WednesdayBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read||November 6, 2025 15:24
By Jacob JaffaMamdani’s victory is not the only pro-Palestine earthquake shaking American politicsOmar Fateh, who has accused the Jewish state of ‘genocide’, has forced a run-off in the race to be the next mayor of Minneapolis2 min read||November 5, 2025 16:01
Israeli politicians fret after Mamdani's ‘deeply concerning’ NYC mayoral winMinisters accused the city’s next mayor of promoting ‘anti-Israel and anti-Jewish rhetoric’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||November 5, 2025 11:07
Anti-Israel Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani elected New York mayorMamdani faced allegations of antisemitism during the campaign, but pledged to ‘never waver’ in combating Jew-hateBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||November 5, 2025 07:44