https://archive.ph/jLK9z

The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.

Mr. Mamdani, the mayor-elect, responded the next day, saying through a spokeswoman that he “discouraged the language” used at the protest and that New Yorkers must be “free to enter a house of worship without intimidation.”

But it was what he said next that alarmed some Jewish leaders: He chastised the synagogue, saying through his spokeswoman that “these sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law.”

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    The NYT has evidently decided its task is to undermine Mamdani steadily and gradually through the spin it puts on daily reports.

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      It’s not the quick death of an execution, its the slow death of a poison - the oligarchs who control the media companies knew they couldn’t beat him one-on-one, so they’re going to errode him using their tried-and-true method of propaganda, escalate the failures and minimise the successes.