The Times of Israel reports that a pattern of far-left candidates winning Democratic primaries is turning Israel into a campaign issue in the US. New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's AIPAC remark and the reaction of New York rabbis are highlighted in a briefing by NY correspondent Luke Tress.
The Times of Israel's New York correspondent Luke Tress published a daily briefing on Thursday examining how far-left candidates winning Democratic primaries are increasingly making Israel a campaign issue in the United States. Tress highlights the trajectory of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, whose emergence has drawn attention to the role of anti-Israel rhetoric in pushing the party's base leftward. The briefing notes Mamdani's recent comment regarding AIPAC and the backlash from New York rabbis, as part of a wider trend the report describes as 'an emerging pattern' in Democratic contests. The article is available at the Times of Israel website. As The Zioneer previously reported (June 23), Mamdani doubled down on describing AIPAC and its supporters as 'monsters,' a remark condemned by a prominent rabbi and the ADL. The June 25 primary sweep of Mamdani-backed candidates further deepened the anti-Zionist foothold in New York City, as The Zioneer noted at the time. The briefing does not include new statements from Mamdani or the rabbis, but frames the overall dynamic as a growing factor in the 2026 US campaign cycle.
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