Overview
- ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt announced a public "Mamdani Monitor," a tip line and tracking effort to document antisemitism and scrutinize the mayor-elect’s policies and appointments.
- On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough challenged Greenblatt for "blurring" concerns by invoking recent violence while criticizing Zohran Mamdani, and Greenblatt insisted he was not alleging Mamdani supports such attacks.
- Following the on-air exchange, Scarborough said he is working to convene Mamdani, Greenblatt and Rev. Al Sharpton for a peace-building sit-down.
- Greenblatt questioned Mamdani’s engagement with mainstream Jewish institutions and highlighted a visit to an anti-Zionist synagogue, while facing reminders that he previously corrected an inaccurate claim about Mamdani’s synagogue outreach.
- Mamdani reiterated a commitment to protect Jewish New Yorkers and said he welcomes scrutiny, while Greenblatt cited recent attacks on Jews—including the arson at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home, a Colorado attack and violence targeting Israel’s embassy—as the rationale for heightened monitoring.