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Dan Goldman: “If Mr. Mamdani is unwilling to heed the request of major Jewish organizations to condemn this unquestionably antisemitic…”

On the recordJune 18, 2025
If Mr. Mamdani is unwilling to heed the request of major Jewish organizations to condemn this unquestionably antisemitic phrase, then he is unfit to lead a city with 1.3 million Jews.
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Dan Goldman
Democratic · New York

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Goldman critiques Mamdani's stance on antisemitism and his fitness to lead.

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