New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani posted a statement Sunday branding AIPAC as 'monsters' who sow division with dark money. Israeli journalist Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom), citing Mamdani's language, characterized the rhetoric as antisemitic discourse carried out publicly.
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani posted a statement on Sunday, June 21, in which he referred to AIPAC — the pro-Israel lobby in the United States — as 'monsters'. In the statement, Mamdani accused the organization of fearing democracy and an end to what he called Netanyahu's 'genocide and wars', and of funneling millions in dark money to preserve its power and sow division. The statement was picked up by Israeli journalist Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom), who published an analysis Monday morning arguing that Mamdani's language — including references to unspecified 'monsters' who prefer donating to AIPAC over paying taxes — constitutes antisemitic discourse now carried out openly in America. Kahana noted that many Jews have already left New York City, but warned that 'the writing is on the wall' regarding the city's climate for Jews. The original post itself was a one-time statement, not a speech delivered Monday; the Monday messages frame Kahana's interpretation and warning. The ADL has separately warned that Mamdani's policies could cost NYC pension funds billions, as The Zioneer previously reported.
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