Dont trust the rhetoric: reject antisemitism in NYC mayors race

The surest way to trigger the collapse of New York City is to elect an antisemitic mayor.Throughout history, rising antisemitism is a bellwether of societal ruin: When attacks on Jews are tolerated or encouraged, the dissolution of everyone’s rights and the abandonment of basic freedoms follow. See the Spanish Inquisition, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union for examples. It could happen here. Electing a Jew-hating mayor who turns a blind eye to antisemitic crime will drive out huge numbers of city residents, including some of its wealthiest, erode the real estate market, hollow out cultural institutions and lead to moral implosion. Everyone who can leave, Jews and non-Jews alike, will flee.Being Jewish in NYC is already getting uncomfortable. We’ve seen swastikas scrawled on walls and desks in some city public schools, students elsewhere casually referring to math high performers as “the Jew table,” a Queens community garden posting a ban on Zionists, a 13-year-old Jewish boy slapped in the face as he rides his bike through his neighborhood — such incidents are no longer shocking.Since the beginning of the year, 60% of the confirmed hate crimes in Gotham have targeted Jews, even though they make up just 10% of the city’s population.All the top contenders for mayor claim to deplore antisemitism.Don’t believe it. We need to scrutinize the candidates’ records.

 The most dangerous wolf in sheep’s clothing: Zohrab Mandani, a state assemblyman currently polling second in the Democratic primary behind former Gov.Andrew Cuomo.Mamdani is making the rounds to Jewish events.

He’s attended at least seven public and private meetings and meals with Jewish leaders in the last month.On Friday he posted an official campaign video proclaiming himself a defender of the Jewish people, promising an “800% increase” in city spending to “combat antisemitism.”“In this election, we’re seeing ..

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