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Why Israelis should stop being afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad Lander

Instead 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 States

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New 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/Reuters

Dahlia Scheindlin

10:09 AM • June 26 2026 IDT

The 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.

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