Current sectionU.S. NewsFootage of protesters cursing the presumptive congressman at a Manhattan rally against Hindu nationalism went viral. 'I won't stop joining rallies against hate ... because of a couple of loud numbskulls,' Lander saidShare 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 formatSubscribeBen KrollSeptember 01, 2026Brad Lander, who is poised to enter Congress next year, dismissed a viral incident at a New York City protest over the weekend in which demonstrators cursed him as a "Zionist" as the work of "a few loud numbskulls."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ZionismDemocratic PartyIsrael - U.S.CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhat It's Like Raising Kids in a Village Constantly Attacked by Violent SettlersEisenkot's Knesset Party Slate Leaves Israel's anti-Netanyahu Bloc ConcernedJohn Malkovich Cancels Israel Performance Over Quotes Falsely Attributed to HimTrump: Iran War Will End 'Immediately' After the U.S. Midterm ElectionDenisovan Culture Revealed in Bat Cave in ChinaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéWater Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionMore Stories to Explore