The victory of anti-Israel Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani in Tuesday’s New York mayoral election has raised concerns for the future of the city’s Jewish community, the largest in the world outside of Israel.
"If past is prologue, a Mamdani administration will refuse to recognize as antisemitism hate that vilifies and demonizes Jews on the basis of the Jewish people’s connection to Israel," a CAM statement said.
CAM stands with the Jews of New York City and will vigilantly monitor the new administration to ensure it fulfills its duty to protect New Yorkers of all backgrounds and be held accountable if it fails to do so.
CAM Suspends Membership in Heritage Foundation’s Antisemitism Task Force
Following Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts' defense of conservative commentator Tucker Carlson’s platforming of antisemite Nick Fuentes, and Roberts' own amplification of antisemitic tropes, CAM announced this week the suspension of its membership in the Heritage-led National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism.
45.9% Rise in Antisemitic Incidents Recorded in UK in October
The Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) by CAM recorded 143 antisemitic incidents in the United Kingdom in October, a 45.9% increase from the previous October. This surge began with the Yom Kippur terror attack at a Manchester synagogue on Oct. 2 that left two Jewish congregants dead.
Antisemitic incidents documented across the globe this week by the ARC included:
- United States: A float displayed in a Halloween parade at a Catholic school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania replicated the infamous Auschwitz death camp gate.
- Canada: Kehilat Shaarei Torah Synagogue in Toronto was vandalized for the tenth time since the October 7th massacre.
- Italy: Vandals defaced a Milan mural honoring Shiri Bibas and her sons, Kfir and Ariel, all kidnapped and murdered by Hamas, for the second time in two weeks.
- Denmark: The Danish Independent Greens political party launched a campaign urging voters to "Free Copenhagen from Zionism."
- Australia: A business owner in Melbourne refused to hire an Israeli woman because of her nationality, saying, "I hope you leave Melbourne soon" and "Free Palestine."
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