Israel is factoring into primaries across the United States, but perhaps nowhere more than New York.
New York State’s Common Retirement Fund holds more than $367 million in Israel Bonds, which provide financial support for Israel’s ongoing brutality against the Palestinian people. The state of New York must end its complicity in genocide.
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.
Despite his decisive primary victory and impressive campaign, many Democratic lawmakers are refusing to endorse Zohran Mamdani and are spreading baseless lies and smears in the process.
Violent attacks by a mob of Itamar Ben-Gvir supporters in New York City cannot be separated from the violence that Palestinians have been facing for decades. They are all reflections of the same fascist violence of Zionism.
Both candidates running for George Santos’ vacated House seat have made support for Israel the central part of their campaigns.
The bill to “End New York funding of Israeli settler violence Act” would establish a civil penalty for nonprofits that help fund settlements. The pro-Israel backlash has predictably described it as antisemitic.
GOP councilwoman Inna Vernikov is pulling $50,000 earmarked for CUNY Law School in response to the faculty endorsing a BDS resolution.