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Mamdani declines to support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said, ‘I believe Israel has a right to exist and it has a right to exist also with equal rights for all’

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New York mayoral candidate and state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani speaks at a candidate forum hosted by UJA AND JCRC-NY on May 22, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani, a leading Democratic candidate in New York City’s June mayoral primary, declined to say whether he believes Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state, when pressed to confirm his view during a town hall...

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