'existential Threat': Jewish Leaders Warn Of Nyc 'mass Exodus' If Zohran Mamdani Wins In November

EXCLUSIVE: Jewish leaders and advocates person criticized 33-year-old socialist Zohran Mamdani since he secured nan Democratic information for politician of New York City, peculiarly for his refusal to condemn nan phrase "Globalize nan intifada."

"If Zohran Mamdani is elected, expect a Jewish exodus retired of New York City," Yuval David, an actor, filmmaker and Jewish activistic and advisor, told Fox News Digital. 

David, who precocious moved from New York City to Washington, D.C., said much Jewish New Yorkers are reasoning astir leaving nan metropolis owed to nan emergence of antisemitism. New York City is location to nan largest Jewish population successful nan world extracurricular of Israel. 

According to data from New York State's Office of Budget Policy and Analysis, "In 2023, astir 44 percent of each recorded dislike crime incidents and 88 percent of religious-based dislike crimes targeted Jewish victims, nan largest stock of each specified crimes." In New York City alone, anti-Jewish dislike crimes roseate by 81% betwixt 2023 and 2024, according to nan NYPD's crime report. 

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Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani would beryllium New York City's first Muslim politician if elected. (Reuters/Bing Guan)

"We've seen it pinch Jewish businesses being attacked, we've seen heightened information astatine Jewish synagogues and Jewish schools, and this will conscionable proceed to dispersed astatine unprecedented levels pinch Mamdani," David warned.

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During nan superior campaign, Mamdani's refusal to condemn nan building "Globalize nan intifada" and admit Israel arsenic a Jewish authorities triggered accusations that he was antisemitic. Mamdani has many times denied those claims and affirmed his committedness to condemning nan emergence of antisemitism successful New York City. 

But David said Mamdani's sponsorship of a arguable bill, "Not connected Our Dime! Ending New York Funding of Israeli Settler Violence Act," successful nan New York State Assembly undermines his sentiment. 

David said nan measure would "prohibit New York-based nonprofits from backing Israeli organizations, which fundamentally intends each awesome Jewish organization, because each awesome Jewish statement is connected to Israel. So this is simply a circumstantial target connected Jewish organizations that support Israel nether nan guise of regulating overseas subject aid."

Demonstrators participate successful an anti-Israel protestation extracurricular of nan Columbia University field connected Nov. 15, 2023, successful New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The Jewish advocator explained that this measure is successful nan "name of being anti-Israel" but really targets nan Jewish community. 

"Trying to forestall immoderate statement from being connected to Israel is going to beryllium to nan detriment of each Jewish organization successful New York City," David said. 

Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of nan Foundation for Ethnic Understanding successful New York City and founding elder rabbi of The Hampton Synagogue, explained, "Anti-Zionism is nan latest shape of antisemitism, and anti-Zionism denies Jews nan correct to self-defense. Anti-Zionism denies nan humanities relationship betwixt nan Jewish group and nan onshore of Israel."

While anti-Zionism has go a rejection of Israel's warfare successful Gaza among nan pro-Palestinian protests that person erupted astatine Columbia University, and different assemblage campuses crossed nan country, David described Zionism arsenic a "nationalist movement."

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and erstwhile New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are some moving arsenic independent candidates this November. (Andrea Renault/Star Max/GC Image; Alex Kent/Getty Images)

"Anti-Zionism is nan latest shape of antisemitism, and antisemitism would trigger a wide exodus of Jews retired of New York if we were not successful successful identifying and supporting nan campaigner to conclusion Mamdani," Schneier explained. 

Schneier called himself a "great protagonist of Andrew Cuomo," nan erstwhile New York politician who has decided to tally arsenic an independent successful nan mayoral predetermination aft losing to Mamdani successful nan superior past month. The rabbi besides said he has hosted Mayor Eric Adams astatine his congregation. 

And David said Cuomo, Adams and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa "are each friends to nan Jewish community." But some Jewish leaders said they are worried astir these candidates splitting nan vote, benefiting Mamdani. 

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"In nan look of a campaigner who is an extremist aliases fanatic, antisemitism and socialist, we must raise our voices successful screaming protests, and moderation is simply not capable successful position of really we must respond, and really nan Jewish organization must respond to this existential threat," Schneier said. 

When asked if location was thing Mamdani could do to easiness nan concerns of Jewish New Yorkers, David was clear: "Drop out."

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan Mamdani run for a consequence but did not instantly perceive back.