'Israel', Palestine take center stage in New York City mayoral race
"…In a race traditionally focused on housing costs, public safety, and transit, the 2025 New York mayoral race has become a battleground for international politics, particularly the Palestinian cause.
The two frontrunners, Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, are turning their starkly opposing positions on "Israel" and Palestine into defining campaign themes.
It is noteworthy that former Governor Andrew Cuomo has joined the legal team defending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against war crime charges, while his leading opponent, Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist and Assembly member from Queens, has publicly vowed to arrest Netanyahu if he visits New York City.
This divergence has amplified attention on a city that is home to both the world's largest Jewish population outside Palestine and the largest Muslim population in the Western Hemisphere…"
Source:
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel---palestine-take-center-stage-in-new-york-city-mayor
