Many Israelis can't imagine Jews voting for someone – precisely because he is anti-Israel. A candidate for mayor of New York, no matter his policies, has to swear fealty to Zionism to be deemed worthy to serve the city's residents

How many worries Jewish Israelis have. They haven't yet managed to emit a sigh of relief over "thwarting the Iranian threat," and a new threat has already arisen. His name is Zohran Mamdani, and he's the Democratic Party's candidate for mayor of New York City.

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