Federal judge blocks ICC-related sanctions, press groups defend BreakThrough News, Mahmoud Khalil heads to the Supreme Court, and more in this week’s news tracking the rise and repression of the Palestine movement.
New York goes to the polls on June 23, and, as in the rest of the country, Palestine is having a major impact on the races. Mondoweiss speaks with political consultant Peter Feld about the rapidly shifting politics around Israel in New York City.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rescinded nine executive orders that his predecessor, Eric Adams, had issued before he left office. Among the orders Mamdani rolled back were a BDS ban, and the adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
New York City isn’t the only mayoral race where Palestine looks to factor into the results.