StopAntisemitism founder warns Mamdani as NYC mayor can be ‘catastrophic’

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StopAntisemitism founder Liora Rez stated electing Zohran Mamdani as New York Metropolis mayor wouldn't solely be "catastrophic" for Jewish residents, however all who reside within the metropolis.

"If Zohran Mamdani was elected as mayor, it will be fingers down catastrophic for Jewish residents of New York Metropolis," Rez instructed Fox Information Digital. "And we'd even take it a step additional the place residents of New York Metropolis typically, as a result of his very troubling stances on socialism, would vastly undergo as nicely."

Mamdani has lately confronted backlash from a number of Democrats and members of the press for refusing to sentence the anti-Israel slogan "globalize the intifada" — a phrase which Rez described as a name for violence towards Jewish individuals.

MAMDANI IS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO JEWISH NEW YORKERS

StopAntisemitism founder Liora Rez stated electing Zohran Mamdani as New York Metropolis mayor can be "catastrophic" for town's residents as a result of his socialist insurance policies and ties to anti-Israel activism. (Fox Information Digital)

Rez, who based StopAntisemitism in 2018 to show antisemites and maintain them accountable, additionally raised issues that Mamdani has reportedly taken half in protests towards Israel previously and has "been pleasant with radical antisemites."

"I feel people who're involved that Zohran Mamdani is antisemitic have each single proper to be involved contemplating his previous habits," Rez stated. "… We will listing dozens of examples of his previous antisemitic adjoining and direct antisemitic actions."

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New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani (D-NY), speaks to supporters throughout an election evening gathering at The Greats of Craft LIC on June 24, 2025, within the Lengthy Island Metropolis neighborhood of the Queens borough in New York Metropolis. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Photos)

Mamdani, the 33-year-old New York state meeting member, has been an outspoken critic of Israel and has even vowed to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested if he visits New York Metropolis.

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In mid-June, when requested on a podcast about phrases like "from the river to the ocean" and "globalize the intifada," Mamdani responded, "I do know individuals for whom these issues imply very various things, and to me, in the end, what I hear in so many, is a determined want for equality and equal rights in standing up for Palestinian human rights."

President Donald Trump threatened to arrest Mamdani ought to he fail to adjust to federal immigration officers. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)

President Donald Trump blasted Mamdani on Tuesday and threatened to arrest the New York State assemblyman ought to he fail to adjust to federal immigration officers.

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"Effectively, then we'll should arrest him," Trump instructed reporters Tuesday. "Look, we do not want a communist on this nation, but when we have now one, I will be watching over them very rigorously on behalf of the nation. We ship him cash, we ship him all of the issues that he must run a authorities."

Mamdani didn't instantly reply to Fox Information Digital's request for remark.

Sophia Compton is a Digital Manufacturing Assistant at Fox Information Digital. Sophia was beforehand a enterprise reporter overlaying finance, vitality and tourism and has expertise as a TV information producer. She graduated with a journalism diploma in 2021 from the College of Hawaii at Manoa.