Polls close in New York mayoral election as frontrunner Mamdani responds to Trump

by mgall74 | Nov 4, 2025 | Israeli News

NEW YORK – As polls from Brooklyn to the Bronx quieted after the morning rush, New York City was already seeing unprecedented turnout in its historic mayoral election. By of 3 P.M., about 1.45 million ballots had been cast and the total had already surpassed the...

Leading New York Reform rabbi slams Zohran Mamdani's past remarks as antisemitic, 'demonizing' Israelis

by mgall74 | Nov 2, 2025 | Israeli News

Current sectionU.S. News’I fear living in a city where anti-Zionist rhetoric is normalized,’ said Central Synagogue’s Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, saying his remarks echo ‘age-old antisemitic tropes.’ Days from the mayoral election, as polls...

'Jews feel more Jewish as antisemitism intensifies': How British Jews navigate between anxiety, Zionism, class and culture

by mgall74 | Nov 1, 2025 | Israeli News

LONDON – For weeks now, Britain’s Jewish community has been making headlines in Israel, not least due to the terror attack on Yom Kippur, a month ago, in which two members of a Manchester synagogue were killed by a British citizen of Syrian origin. Source...

I oppose Mamdani's stance on Israel. This is why I am voting for him

by mgall74 | Oct 29, 2025 | Israeli News

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'Genocide is not an opinion': A-listers boycott the New York Times over 'anti-Palestinian bias'

by mgall74 | Oct 28, 2025 | Israeli News

Over 300 writers, activists, scholars and politicians signed a letter on Monday pledging not to write for the New York Times opinion section until the newspaper meets their far-reaching demands: It must investigate its alleged anti-Palestinian bias, retract its report...