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Mamdani Confronts Antisemitism Criticism as He Leads Crowded NYC Mayoral Race

Party moderates are demanding a clear denunciation of extremist chants to reassure Jewish communities.

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Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a Democratic mayoral primary debate, at NBC's 30 Rockefeller Center studios in New York on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Yuki Iwamura / POOL / AFP) (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • WICK/Next Up polling shows Mamdani at 39% support in the four-way general election against Cuomo, Sliwa and Adams.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labeled his policies “nonsense” and predicted he would serve only one term if elected.
  • Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro warned that Mamdani must explicitly condemn antisemitic rhetoric among his supporters.
  • Mamdani has begun softening his platform by proposing a limited rent-freeze timeline, endorsing a separate public safety department and discouraging the chant “globalize the intifada.”
  • He remains without endorsements from centrist figures such as Governor Kathy Hochul and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as establishment unease grows.