Zohran Mamdani, NYC and Israel
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorses Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani the day after Mamdani refused to say he supports Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state in a debate with other mayoral candidates.
For mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to say Israel does not have a right to exist as a Jewish state, he is aligning himself with the world's most notorious antisemites.
The PAC said the image was released without its consent. A Cuomo spokesperson called the picture "absurd and disrespectful."
A proposed flier from a super PAC supporting Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral bid featured an image of Zohran Mamdani with a thicker beard. Mr. Mamdani called the manipulation Islamophobic.
Surging in recent polls but generally still in second place, Mamdani was subject to the frontrunner treatment as his opponents knocked his paltry record in the state Legislature, far-left views and criticism of Israel.
Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani are leading the Democratic field. Even they seem nervous.
A group of executives in New York’s finance, law and communications sectors have launched a new super PAC to oppose Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral run, kicking off with an ad accusing the