'Part of the problem': Top NYC rabbi condemns Mamdani’s antisemitic appointees
Rabbi Marc Schneier denounces NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after an ADL report revealed over 20% of his appointees hold antisemitic views, accusing Mamdani of fueling hatred against Israel.
Dec 23, 2025, 4:47 AM (GMT+2)
Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the New York City-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, responded on Monday to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) report, which revealed that over 20% of New York City Mayoral-Elect Zohran Mamdani's committee appointees hold antisemitic views.
"No one should be surprised by the ADL's report that revealed over 20% of Zohran Mamdani's transition team members hold extremist views and have ties with notoriously antisemitic organizations,” said Rabbi Schneier.
“Mamdani is drawing a false distinction between antisemitism and criticizing the Israeli government. He is in no position to draw such a distinction when he will not even recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, which is antisemitic in of itself. If a large portion of the Arab world can recognize the Jewish state of Israel, so can he. You cannot stop antisemitism while being part of the problem,” he added.
Even before the ADL report, the Mayor-elect was already under fire for his anti-Israel actions, including his criticism of Israel on October 8, 2023 - just one day after the Hamas massacre in southern Israel, as well as his refusal to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada”.
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