Current sectionOpinionShare 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 formatSubscribeThe mayor's statements and videos can and should be criticized, but the biggest problem facing the American Jewish community is the far-right government in IsraelEsther Sperber09:02 PM • August 12 2026 IDTLast weekend, I lost my cool.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Zohran MamdaniIsrael-Gaza WarJews in Americaanti-Israel CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMossadLebanonWest BankNetanyahuDefense PactMichigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz Podcast'Zionist' Has Become Toxic in America. The Jewish Establishment Must Confront ItNetanyahu Changes Likud Rules to Let Far-right Politician Run in PrimaryMet Gala Honor for Designer Disgraced by Antisemitism Gets Mixed ReviewsFamilies of Israel-backed Lebanese Militia Members Can Now Return to LebanonSwedish Left Party Faces Scrutiny Over Support Letters to Palestinian TerroristsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?How a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Israel Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls