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I met Zohran Kwame Mamdani after the primaries. The reason he can't explain away his support for slogans like "Globalize the Intifada" is that they represent his core beliefs. He does not hide it; to the contrary, he is proud of it...
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I met Zohran Kwame Mamdani after the primaries. The reason he can't explain away his support for slogans like "Globalize the Intifada" is that they represent his core beliefs. He does not hide it; to the contrary, he is proud of it...

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2,263,492 views • 7 months ago

To all our young people this #YomKippur: we tried to instill in you a sense of justice, righteousness and honor for all people. We are proud when your generation actively pursues these values. But we did not intend for some in your generation to turn their backs on our people…
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To all our young people this #YomKippur: we tried to instill in you a sense of justice, righteousness and honor for all people. We are proud when your generation actively pursues these values. But we did not intend for some in your generation to turn their backs on our people…

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3,437,187 views • 1 year ago

The Hebrew Union College should not be ordaining #antizionist clergy.
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The Hebrew Union College should not be ordaining #antizionist clergy.

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50,108 views • 25 days ago

American Jews fought for immigration and urged the acceptance of Muslim and Arab refugees. And now some of those very people cry for us to "Go back to Poland!" We seek coexistence, but the sad truth is that the other side does not...
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American Jews fought for immigration and urged the acceptance of Muslim and Arab refugees. And now some of those very people cry for us to "Go back to Poland!" We seek coexistence, but the sad truth is that the other side does not...

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808,322 views • 1 year ago

.Zohran Kwame Mamdani I do not speak for all Jews, but I do represent the views of the large majority of the NY Jewish community, which is increasingly concerned about your statements about Israel and the Jewish people. I urge you to reconsider your long-held rejection of Israel’s right to exist. Be a uniter and a peacemaker.
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.Zohran Kwame Mamdani I do not speak for all Jews, but I do represent the views of the large majority of the NY Jewish community, which is increasingly concerned about your statements about Israel and the Jewish people. I urge you to reconsider your long-held rejection of Israel’s right to exist. Be a uniter and a peacemaker.

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369,919 views • 8 months ago

A non-partisan word to our elected #Democrats: Do not take American #Jews for granted. Be careful: The results of the upcoming elections do not only depend on Michigan.
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A non-partisan word to our elected #Democrats: Do not take American #Jews for granted. Be careful: The results of the upcoming elections do not only depend on Michigan.

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827,171 views • 2 years ago

“Globalize the Intifada” means Bondi Beach. There is a direct connection between hateful words and hateful deeds. And there is a direct connection between hatred of Israel and hatred of Jews.
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“Globalize the Intifada” means Bondi Beach. There is a direct connection between hateful words and hateful deeds. And there is a direct connection between hatred of Israel and hatred of Jews.

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181,713 views • 6 months ago

The Western world is losing the plot again with respect to the #Jews... Be proud Jews! Do not confuse moral conviction with virtue signaling. Stand up for the truth. We need to make anti-#Zionism disreputable again; we need to strip it of its veneer of virtue.
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The Western world is losing the plot again with respect to the #Jews... Be proud Jews! Do not confuse moral conviction with virtue signaling. Stand up for the truth. We need to make anti-#Zionism disreputable again; we need to strip it of its veneer of virtue.

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176,978 views • 8 months ago

I asked the leading candidates for the #NY12 congressional seat if they agree with the claim that the Democratic Party has moved away from its support for #Israel. I can't tell you how many people have told me recently, people who formerly were supportive of the party, that they feel politically homeless. Watch their responses⬇️ | George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 Micah Lasher Jack Schlossberg Nina Schwalbe, PhD
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I asked the leading candidates for the #NY12 congressional seat if they agree with the claim that the Democratic Party has moved away from its support for #Israel. I can't tell you how many people have told me recently, people who formerly were supportive of the party, that they feel politically homeless. Watch their responses⬇️ | George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 Micah Lasher Jack Schlossberg Nina Schwalbe, PhD

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37,425 views • 1 month ago

My thoughts on Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani Zohran Kwame Mamdani hosting Mahmoud Khalil:
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My thoughts on Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani Zohran Kwame Mamdani hosting Mahmoud Khalil:

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49,172 views • 3 months ago

The entire philosophy of Western #liberalism is under assault. Increasingly we are living a surreal reality.
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The entire philosophy of Western #liberalism is under assault. Increasingly we are living a surreal reality.

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14,110 views • 25 days ago

Dear young people: You never before had to prove that you cared about Judaism. But if you want a Jewish future, you must embrace the truth that it is you who will forge the next phase of the Jewish saga...
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Dear young people: You never before had to prove that you cared about Judaism. But if you want a Jewish future, you must embrace the truth that it is you who will forge the next phase of the Jewish saga...

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90,102 views • 8 months ago

.Zohran Kwame Mamdani's win is remarkable since: (1) he has no managerial experience but will be running most complicated US bureaucracy; (2) he's a socialist in the most capitalist city in civilization's history; (3) he's an anti-Zionist in the planet's most Jewishly populous city.
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.Zohran Kwame Mamdani's win is remarkable since: (1) he has no managerial experience but will be running most complicated US bureaucracy; (2) he's a socialist in the most capitalist city in civilization's history; (3) he's an anti-Zionist in the planet's most Jewishly populous city.

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79,257 views • 7 months ago

Our movement has failed to communicate to many younger Jews — including some rabbis — that Zionism is integral to Judaism. An anti-Zionist rabbi is a contradiction in terms. That’s why I was in Israel last week with 24 other Reform rabbis. I am determined to make a difference.
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Our movement has failed to communicate to many younger Jews — including some rabbis — that Zionism is integral to Judaism. An anti-Zionist rabbi is a contradiction in terms. That’s why I was in Israel last week with 24 other Reform rabbis. I am determined to make a difference.

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142,176 views • 1 year ago

What's the big deal? NYC's mayor has little influence on foreign policy. If Zohran Kwame Mamdani pursues anti-Zionism as a central policy objective, appoints anti-Zionists to oversee NYC's public schools, uses his platform to delegitimize Israel... it will put all Jews in danger.
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What's the big deal? NYC's mayor has little influence on foreign policy. If Zohran Kwame Mamdani pursues anti-Zionism as a central policy objective, appoints anti-Zionists to oversee NYC's public schools, uses his platform to delegitimize Israel... it will put all Jews in danger.

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68,238 views • 7 months ago

What happens when journalism stops seeking truth in favor of activism? Journalist and author Yardena Schwartz reflects on media coverage of Israel and the central role disinformation has played in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for nearly a century. Our full convo:
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What happens when journalism stops seeking truth in favor of activism? Journalist and author Yardena Schwartz reflects on media coverage of Israel and the central role disinformation has played in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for nearly a century. Our full convo:

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10,584 views • 28 days ago

The protests are about what they say: “Globalize the intifada.” That's social justice? Dismantling the world’s only Jewish state by murdering innocents? Woe to the students who believe these ideas, the teachers who taught them, and the administrators who do not reject them.
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The protests are about what they say: “Globalize the intifada.” That's social justice? Dismantling the world’s only Jewish state by murdering innocents? Woe to the students who believe these ideas, the teachers who taught them, and the administrators who do not reject them.

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135,443 views • 2 years ago

What starts with the Jews never ends with the Jews. Sderot will come to Sydney. Be’eri will come to Brooklyn. Nir Oz will come to Notting Hill. First the Jews, then the Jews of the West, then the West itself...
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What starts with the Jews never ends with the Jews. Sderot will come to Sydney. Be’eri will come to Brooklyn. Nir Oz will come to Notting Hill. First the Jews, then the Jews of the West, then the West itself...

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37,179 views • 6 months ago

The iron-clad lesson of Jewish history that we neglected on Oct. 6 is that when someone threatens to kill Jews, believe them. Judaism teaches: "If your enemy seeks your destruction, arise earlier to thwart him."
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The iron-clad lesson of Jewish history that we neglected on Oct. 6 is that when someone threatens to kill Jews, believe them. Judaism teaches: "If your enemy seeks your destruction, arise earlier to thwart him."

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54,162 views • 1 year ago

There will come a time when the free nations of the world will thank Israel for defending Western civilization against nuclear blackmail.
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There will come a time when the free nations of the world will thank Israel for defending Western civilization against nuclear blackmail.

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44,372 views • 1 year ago