Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s insurgent mayoral campaign has ignited a fierce debate inside New York City ’s Jewish community, with mainstream organizations and veteran Democrats warning that his rhetoric on Israel is dangerous, and others defending him as a principled progressive challenging the status quo.

The 34-year-old socialist, a self-described anti-Zionist and the son of Ugandan and Indian immigrants, has accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, supported boycotts of Israeli products, and said he would seek Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s arrest if he came to New York. In a city home to the world’s largest Jewish population outside Israel, Mamdani’s message has struck sharply different chords, galvanizing left-leaning activists while alarming many Jewish voters who

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