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NYC rabbis say Mamdani's multimillion-dollar antisemitism plan deliberately dodges anti-Zionism as the key driver of hate

From the Newshound archive · first published 29 September 2026 · last updated 1 October 2026.

Zohran Mamdani's antisemitism plan allocates just $1 million for security across all places of worship, with critics warning it fails to define anti-Jewish hate or acknowledge Israel as a Jewish state.
Zohran Mamdani's antisemitism plan allocates just $1 million for security across all places of worship, with critics warning it fails to define anti-Jewish hate or acknowledge Israel as a Jewish state.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled what his administration claims is the nation's first municipal antisemitism strategy, pumping in $26 million — an 800% funding increase — yet prominent rabbis and Jewish groups say it deliberately refuses to name anti-Zionism as a central cause of the surge in attacks. Antisemitic incidents in New York City rose 8% last year, with Jewish residents making up 12% of the population but accounting for more than half of all confirmed hate crimes. Mamdani announced the plan via a pre-recorded video, declining to take live questions from reporters.

State senator Liz Krueger broke with the mayor, saying he must make clear that all Jews — including Zionists — deserve protection from 'threats, harassment or violence.'

One of Mamdani's first acts in office was scrapping a predecessor's executive order adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism.

The Anti-Defamation League reports a 480% rise in antisemitic incidents in New York City over the past decade, with 1,160 recorded in 2025 alone.

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