Current sectionU.S. NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani embracing Brad Lander after the latter won the Democratic nomination for NY-10, in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Credit: Eduardo Munoz/ReutersInstead of describing the rise of Brad Lander - a Democrat who wears his Judaism and his progressive Zionism on his sleeve - as 'frightening,' Israelis better seriously consider the cost of maintaining the status-quo special relationship with the United StatesDahlia Scheindlin10:09 AM • June 26 2026 IDTThe clean sweep of three Democratic candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York's congressional primary races this week have shaken many Jewish New Yorkers and Israelis alike.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ZionismDemocratic PartyJews in AmericaAntisemitismIsrael - U.S.Zohran MamdaniMidterm Elections 2026CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-IranTrump-NetanyahuGazaWest BankNew York PrimaryLeo MessiHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderA Newly Revealed Cave in Israel May Reveal Secrets of pre-NeanderthalsThe Burden of Being Jewish in America's Race War'After Oct. 7 I've Had to Come Out All Over Again – as a Jew Who Loves Israel'Netanyahu's End-of-term Frenzy Shows He's Counting on an Inconclusive ElectionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Trump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell TrumpThe IDF's Russian Roulette in Lebanon Continues – and No One Can Explain WhyShin Bet and IDF Planned to Warn Netanyahu Before Oct. 7. Mossad Head Refused