Mamdani's anti-Israel agenda comes at New York's expense

Antisemitism is described as the oldest conspiracy theory, offering simple answers to many problems while requiring no evidence. It endures by assigning blame to a single group for every grievance and injustice, with no nuance permitted. Historical examples are given, including blaming Jews during the spread of the plague, after the Reichsmark collapsed, and when rent in Brooklyn increases. The text claims Mayor Zohran Mamdani rescinded New York City’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism on his first day in office. It also cites subsequent actions including pushing an Israeli drone supplier out of a lease, removing public-facing material promoting Israeli business ties, and skipping the Israel Day Parade. It frames these steps as part of a broader activist-left movement that treats hostility toward Israel as a governing principle.

"Antisemitism is the world's oldest conspiracy theory. It promises an answer to every problem and demands no evidence. It survives because it offers something dangerously simple: one group to blame for every problem. No evidence required. No nuance permitted. When the plague spread, blame the Jews. When the Reichsmark collapsed, blame the Jews. When rent in Brooklyn goes up, blame the Jews."

"On day one in office, Mamdani rescinded New York City 's adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, the internationally recognized standard used by dozens of countries and American states to identify antisemitism in all its modern forms. He did this before he had even spent a full day in office or met with the Jewish community whose safety it helped protect. That decision was not symbolic. It was ideological."

"Since then, the pattern has only intensified. In February, City Hall pushed an Israeli drone supplier out of its lease at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In March, New York quietly removed public-facing material promoting Israeli business ties to the city. And next week, Mamdani is expected to become the first New York City mayor in a generation to skip the Israel Day Parade altogether. These are not isolated political gestures. They reflect a broader movement on the activist left that increasingly treats hostility toward Israel as a governing principle."

"Modern antisemitism rarely shows up wearing its old uniform. Today, it calls itself anti-Israel activism. The shortcut has worn many costumes over the centuries, but the idea is always the same: every grievance you have, every injustice you suffer, every system that has failed they somehow trace back to a single people. Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not invent the shortcut. He is simply letting it run his city."

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