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Last week’s mayoral primary in New York City has sparked immense interest
and debate – in the Jewish community, the Democratic Party and even
internationally.

Both Ilan’s and my Signal chats are blowing up with vastly different takes
on the situation.

We’ve invited three Jewish New York voters, each of whom supported
different candidates on the ballot, to join us to offer differing
perspectives. [ [link removed] ]Watch or listen on my Substack, Word on the Street, here
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We look at the Jewish community’s splintered view of the race, the role of
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s views on Israel-Palestine and the way
the fight against antisemitism is being weaponized.

We tackled tough questions. Does Mamdani perpetuate antisemitism, not care
to understand the Jewish community’s concerns or does he present an
actionable plan to tackle hatred?

What does it mean to say that Mamdani is out of touch with the Jewish
community when so many young progressive Jews voted for him? What does it
even mean to represent the Jewish community? And of course, we spent a lot
of time talking about the phrase “globalize the intifada.”

We also look ahead to the rest of the race (which is far from over) and at
what rifts within the American Jewish community could mean down the road.

A huge thank you to our panelists who all offered candid perspectives and
engaged with each other thoughtfully. This is exactly the type of dialogue
we wish more spaces encouraged. [ [link removed] ]And to tune in every Wednesday at 4pm
Eastern for more conversations like these, make sure you’re subscribed for
all the alerts >>

All my best,

Jeremy Ben-Ami
J Street President


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