Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory, a potential ceasefire in Gaza, and new polling from Israel reveal a widening global divide over Palestinian freedom, and signal a political shift in the U.S. that establishment forces can no longer ignore.
Zohran Mamdani’s improbable victory over Andrew Cuomo could have reverberations throughout the U.S. political system.
Peter Feld: “It’s proven that Zionism is a paper tiger in Democratic politics and that the emperor has no clothes.”
Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani shocked the Democratic Party establishment by defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo in a New York City Democratic mayoral primary that often focused on Mamdani’s support for Palestinian rights and the BDS movement.
Some of the most fervent pushback to Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza is coming from the same people, institutions, and newsrooms that refused to challenge, and even supported, the mass slaughter of Palestinians during the Biden administration.
Political consultant Peter Feld talks to Mondoweiss about the failures of the Harris campaign, how Gaza impacted the election, and what to expect under Trump.
Palestine did cost the Democrats the election, though not how some imagine. In Palestine’s fate millions finally understood their calls for change would remain unanswered. In this, Palestine revealed the malaise and dissonance of the American empire.
The 2024 presidential election was more than just a setback for the Democrats. It exposed the entrenched racism of the country’s myopic political elite, which features a bipartisan moral blindness toward injustice abroad notably the genocide in Gaza.
With just days left until the elections, the Muslim and Arab American communities are at a historic crossroads. Though united in their anger over U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, voters are far from consensus on where to cast their ballots.
Uncommitted movement activists and delegates are speaking out for the first time to criticize movement leaders for prioritizing party loyalty and media optics over confronting the Democratic Party.