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New York Post
6 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Pathetic: Top US Democrats don't even dare denounce Zohran Mamdani's extremism
Like frogs slowly being boiled alive, Democratic Party leaders across America are trying to swim in the steaming pot of Zohran Mamdani's extremist agenda. Bereft of any principle, they're just desperate to stay politically afloat amid the far-left surge that's only grown more stormy since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas atrocities in Israel. Asked about Mamdani's refusal to condemn the pro-terror slogan 'globalize the intifada,' Democratic National Committee chief Ken Martin squirmed, 'We're a big tent party.' Advertisement 'We have conservative Democrats, we have centrist Democrats, we have labor progressives like me and we have this new brand of Democrat, which is the leftists, and we win by bringing people into that coalition,' he blathered. Yes. A big tent of clowns, fools and Jew-haters. Imagine a top Democrat insisting in 1965 that the party not reject Ku Klux Klaners because they're part of the coalition. Advertisement Martin's bet, and that of all too many Democrats, is that welcoming antisemitic Israel-haters won't alienate too many reflexively liberal Jews. Every morning, the NY POSTcast offers a deep dive into the headlines with the Post's signature mix of politics, business, pop culture, true crime and everything in between. Subscribe here! This has been coming since at least 2012, when leaders at the 2012 Democratic National Convention had to gavel down the clear floor majority against recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital — amid a crescendo of boos that surely had Harry Truman spinning in his grave. The far-too-rare exceptions include New York's own Rep. Ritchie Torres and Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, who just ripped into Mamdani as 'not even a Democrat' while warning that Republicans will exploit his rise as a 'tent pole' to broaden their coalition. Advertisement As Mamdani's fellow Democratic Socialists look to threaten primaries against even top House Democrat Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the silence of leading Jewish Dems — above all, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — is simply damning. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, as a wise man once warned, is for good men to say nothing. And that seems to be the best most of the Democratic establishment can manage right now.
New York Post
27-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Antisemitic DC killings must be a wake-up call for NYC voters
Last week's horrific murders in Washington, DC, can only further feed the backlash against rising antisemitism already brewing in next month's city Democratic primaries all the way down the ballot. Start with two City Council races in Brooklyn, where Democratic Socialist/Working Families Party-aligned extremist incumbents face serious challenges from saner Dems. In and around Park Slope, Maya Kornberg, a research fellow at the progressive Brennan Center, is challenging Shanana Hanif, who, even after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas atrocities, has remained all-out anti-Israel. Advertisement And just to the south, Ling Ye, a former aide to Rep. Dan Goldman, is taking on incumbent Alexa Avilés, a similarly lockstep far-lefty. Both sitting councilmembers have insisted on a ceasefire in Gaza without requiring the release of all hostages, have not rebuked supporters who accuse Israel of genocide, and lent their support to agitators who illegally occupied the Columbia University campus. A defeat of either incumbent would send a welcome message that DSA/WFP extremists don't speak for most New York Democrats. Advertisement The issue may also turn the race for city comptroller, where the Israel-haters favor Councilman Justice Brannan over Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine. Brannan has the support not just of notorious Linda Sarsour but also of toxic radicals like Councilwoman Tiffany Caban. In the mayoral race, to be fair, antisemitism may be the main reason Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is doing so well, since he has no actual accomplishments to brag about. Mamdani's candidacy is basically defined by his support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel; he won't even say the country has a right to exist as a Jewish state (even though Arabs and other non-Jewish citizens have full rights). Advertisement Even as Mamdani avers his support for nonviolence, he pockets campaign cash from Israel-bashing campus protesters, including ones at the center of anti-Semitic protests across the city. Without question, antisemitism's been on the rise in the Democratic Party, particularly as the DSA and WFP wield such disproportionate power in primary elections. This year, every registered Democrat who wants to pull the party back from the brink would be wise to take the time to identify and vote against every politician who has the backing of the Democratic Socialists, the Working Families Party or any other front for the antisemitic left.
