MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough reportedly arranging peace meeting between Zohran Mamdani and ADL
By Patrick Reilly
Published Nov. 6, 2025, 1:37 p.m. ET
Lefty MSNBC news anchor Joe Scarborough revealed he’s brokering a meeting between Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt after the anti-Israel socialist was accused of refusing to work with the organization.
Scarborough made the announcement during a breakfast with reporters following a heated on-air exchange with Greenblatt on Wednesday, during which the ADL chief claimed Mamdani vowed not to work with the group to fight antisemitism, Mediaite reported.
The “Morning Joe” host pushed back during the interview, alleging Greenblatt was “blurring and bending” his criticisms of Mamdani, even though the incoming mayor has been a vocal critic of Israel, including refusing to say the nation has a right to exist as a Jewish state.
“There’s a lot of blurring and blending here, Jonathan,” Scarborough responded. “And, you know, I love you and you’re on all the time. And we’re always a fierce defender of yours. But you seem to be, like, blurring a lot of things together…”
Greenblatt conceded that Mamdani had made an effort to reach out to New York City’s Jewish community and had ample Jews working on his campaign — but said he has yet to see the Democratic socialist engage meaningfully with the “biggest institutions that represent Jewish New Yorkers.”
He said the synagogue Mamdani visited was “anti-Zionist,” which he likened to “going to the black breakout at CPAC and saying you understand African Americans.”
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