Zohran Mamdani Will Destroy New York City
- Hananya Naftali
- 1 day ago
- 4 min read
Something dangerous is happening in New York, and it’s dressed up as progress. Zohran Mamdani, a man whose political identity is rooted in hostility toward Israel and apologetics for anti-American extremists, is now a serious contender for mayor of the most influential city in the world.
He offered contradicting messages on whether Hamas should disarm, he won’t affirm Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state, and he also pledges to scrap the widely accepted IHRA definition of antisemitism, which he opposes because it links anti Zionism with antisemitism.
A Mayor Obsessed with Foreign Wars
Zohran Mamdani spends more time talking about Gaza than he does about Harlem. He’s obsessed with the Middle East. Every press conference, every speech, every debate, somehow it ends up being about Israel. Not housing, not crime, not education, not sanitation. Always Israel.
You know what he said? That Israel shouldn’t exist as a Jewish state. And when asked, multiple times, whether Hamas should lay down its weapons, he dodged, hemmed, and finally muttered a half-answer only when he couldn’t avoid it anymore. While Zohran Mamdani called the October 7 massacre a “horrific war crime,” he used the very same statement to immediately pivot and accuse the US of being “complicit” in what he termed a “genocidal war"committed by Israel.
Why does a man running for mayor of New York care more about condemning Israel than fixing this city? Why is his entire political identity wrapped around one foreign nation?
Because Mamdani doesn’t want to run New York City. He wants to use it. As a platform. As a megaphone. To wage ideological war against America’s allies, starting with the Jewish state.
He doesn’t care that Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. He doesn’t care that Jews are facing the worst wave of antisemitism since the Holocaust. In my opinion, he can’t even recognize antisemitism when he sees it. That’s the problem.
How Can You Fight Hate If You Don’t Believe It Exists?
You cannot fight antisemitism if you do not recognize it.
Mamdani supports groups that chant “Globalize the Intifada.” He is associated with Hasan Piker who said “America deserved 9/11.” He gave “love” to convicted Hamas financiers called 'Holy Land Five', who were convicted in 2008 of funneling $12 million to Hamas. And then he has the audacity to cry “Islamophobia” when anyone calls him out.
This is not Islamophobia. This is accountability.
If you associate with radical Islamist preachers, if you publicly align yourself with movements that call for the destruction of Israel, and if you consistently fail to denounce terrorism, that’s not a smear. That’s your record.
Criticizing Mamdani is not an attack on his religion. It’s a response to his ideology. He made Israel his obsession. He made his mayoral campaign a foreign policy crusade. Don’t turn around and scream bigotry when people push back.
This Is Happening in America
Mamdani isn’t a fringe candidate. He’s leading. He’s backed by thousands of activists. He’s been praised by “progressive” groups who used to be on the edge of the political spectrum, but not anymore. Now they’re in mainstream Democratic politics. Now they’re writing policy.
And that’s the real story here.
This isn’t about one man. This is a movement. The Squad was just the beginning, AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib. They normalized this anti-Israel, anti-American, socialist worldview. Now it’s spreading. Now it's making its way to city halls and state legislatures. Now it’s trying to take New York. His words sound good to Democrat voters, but his actions are going to bring New York down.
Who Will He Protect?
In a city where Jews are the number one target of hate crimes, do New Yorkers really want a mayor who doesn’t even admit that anti-Zionism fuels antisemitism?
Do you want a mayor who can’t bring himself to say Hamas is evil unless he’s pushed against a wall?
Do you want a mayor who thinks Israel, a country of Holocaust survivors and their descendants, shouldn’t be allowed to remain Jewish?
No. You need a mayor who protects all New Yorkers. Not one who picks and chooses based on his ideology. Not one who will turn NYPD policy, school curricula, and city funding into tools of his radical agenda.
Mamdani’s rise is a warning. It’s a wake-up call to America.
This is what happens when identity politics replaces truth. When progressivism morphs into extremism. When good people stay silent because they’re afraid of being called names.
You can’t run a city by focusing on foreign revolutions. And you can’t fight hate if you are having a hard time defining it, or even worse selectively defining it. We’ve seen what happens when antisemitism becomes “just another opinion.” We’ve seen it in France. In the UK. In college campuses across America. And now it’s knocking on Gracie Mansion’s door.
If New York City falls to this movement, it won’t stop there.
But it doesn’t have to fall. You can still say no. You can still choose a mayor who loves this city and this country. You can still stand for common sense, common decency, and common values. Remember what the Bible says: “Justice, justice shall you pursue” (Deuteronomy 16:20). But justice requires clarity. It requires courage. And it requires leaders who know right from wrong.
In my opinion, Mamdani doesn’t.
New York, the choice is yours. But don’t say you weren’t warned.