Overview

• Stop Antisemitism condemned Mamdani for sharing a video of men in wigs dancing around a menorah as “sick” and disrespectful of Jewish traditions.
• The clip stems from the Geeta Brothers’ 2015 Punjabi parody album and was posted by Mamdani last December during Hanukkah.
• Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have joined calls for Mamdani to repudiate the slogan “globalize the intifada.”
• Mamdani has yet to affirm Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state despite mounting pressure from within his party.
• Despite the controversy, Mamdani remains the Democratic primary winner and favorite to become New York City’s next mayor.