NYC Jewish leaders condemn Mamdani’s official Nakba Day video as divisive and one-sided
UJA-Federation and JCRC-NY will skip a Gracie Mansion heritage event after Mamdani’s video drew criticism for omitting key facts about Israel’s founding.
- On Friday, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a video marking Nakba Day, sparking outrage among Jewish leaders who criticized the administration for promoting a "one-sided" historical narrative regarding Israel's 1948 creation.
- Mamdani has consistently aligned with pro-Palestinian activism, refusing to recognize Israel as a Jewish state and supporting divestment efforts, stances that have alienated many of the city's 1 million Jewish residents.
- The four-minute video features Inea Bushnaq recounting her family's displacement; critics argue it erases the history of 850,000 Jews expelled from Arab lands, a fact they claim the video deliberately omitted.
- Jewish leaders, including former Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Yaacov Behrman, announced boycotts of an upcoming Shavuot event at Gracie Mansion, labeling the mayor's actions as deeply divisive.
- These recurring clashes underscore a widening rift between the mayor and the city's Jewish community, occurring as federal authorities recently thwarted an alleged Iran-linked plot to attack a local synagogue.
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New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) celebrated the Jewish holiday of Shavuot at Gracie Mansion on Monday evening with a bevy of his progressive allies, including anti-Israel Jews such as congressional hopeful Brad Lander and the transgender rabbi who once held an interfaith dialogue meeting with the president of Iran. The already controversial event became even more so after Mamdani sent a tweet on Friday, just as the Jewish sabbath was abou…
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