'No one owns the Jewish vote': New York votes in anticipated Democratic mayoral primary

Jewish voters are not breaking in one direction this election. This response to candidates whose campaigns featured distinct approaches to Israel and antisemitism 'tells you how fractured and dynamic the city's Jewish political landscape has become,' one commentator shared

A record-breaking heat wave gripped New York on Tuesday, peaking just as voters cast their ballots in one of the most closely watched and politically fraught Democratic primaries in recent memory. The extreme weather was more than a metaphor for the temperature of the race: it came as tensions around Israel, antisemitism, and the future of progressive politics reached a boiling point.

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