Overview
- The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York and the ADL of New York and New Jersey criticized Blake for platforming Guy Christensen, with the ADL noting Christensen touts Hamas and promotes antisemitic ideas.
- A dozen Riverdale rabbis called the video offensive and said they will support Rep. Ritchie Torres’s re-election.
- Blake’s video featured a Christensen clip accusing Torres of “investing in genocide”; Christensen had praised the suspect in the Capital Jewish Museum shooting, was expelled from Ohio State, and had the video removed by TikTok.
- The launch message alleged Torres prioritizes AIPAC and Benjamin Netanyahu over the Bronx; Blake later apologized for including Christensen and scrubbed Instagram posts about attending AIPAC conferences.
- Torres previously asked the U.S. Capitol Police to review alleged threats from Christensen, and public defender Dalourny Nemorin has also entered the primary.