A group of rabbis urged socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday to tone down his aggressive rhetoric about Israel for the safety of Jewish people in his city.
The faith leaders convened at a private meeting held by the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism at City Hall for an hour to express to Mamdani how they think his public statements are fueling division in a city already struggling with rising anti-Jewish hate crimes, The New York Times reported.
“I’m happy to work in partnership with your administration, but Mr. Mayor, you are 90 percent of what could be different here,” Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the head of the...
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