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Mamdani, antisemitism, and the decline of New York: A conversation with Melanie Phillips

(A7) When Zohran Mamdani, a New York State Assemblyman from Queens, stood at the Jamaica Muslim Center and led chants of “cease fire now” and “free free Palestine,” he wasn’t merely voicing an opinion. He was taking up a narrative that demonizes Israel, emboldens antisemitism, and threatens the moral and cultural fabric of New York […]