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Sept. 19 - Oct. 2, 2025 • Nitzavim • 26 Elul 5785 • Vol. 24, No. 31 TWO SECTIONS
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Hochul sides with Mamdani, Cuomo scolds Israel on war, Adams vows not to quit race Jews sidelined in NYC mayor race By Ed Weintrob, The Jewish Star Jewish voters were on the losing end of New York City politics this week on at least three fronts: •Apparently fearful of being primaried from her party’s left in next year’s gubernatorial election, Gov. Kathy Hochel endorsed its anti-Israel mayoral nominee, Zorhan Mamdani. •Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, long a full-throated supporter of Israel and its Gaza war, softened his stiff posture and criticized the Jewish state, urging that it end its campaign against Hamas. •Mayor Eric Adams, the Democratic incumbent running for re-election as an independent, found himself at the bottom of several polls, lagging far behind Mamdani as well as Cuomo and the improbable Republican choice, Curtis Sliwa. Adams, a solid supporter of Israel and the city’s embattled Jewish communities, discounted the polls during an interview with The Jewish Star and said
he would stay in the race. [A report on the Adams interview is on page 4.]
Hochul’s endorsement
Hochul’s endorsement came late Sunday evening in an online-only New York Times op-ed that referenced her and Mamdani not seeing “eye to eye on everything” but dodging specifics. She did not mention Mamdani’s refusals to endorse the existence of Israel as a Jewish state or to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada”; his frequently repeated support for the Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions Movement; and his pledge to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when the Israeli leader visits New York, saying only that “we discussed the need to combat the rise of antisemitism urgently and unequivocally.” Hochul added, “I’ve been glad to see him meet with Jewish leaders across the city, lisSee Jews are sidelined on page 9
Wishing our entire community, both in the New York area and in Eretz Yisrael, a 5786 filled with an abundance of good health, happiness and peace. Ketivah V’Chatima Tova! Ed Weintrob, Editor and Publisher Nechama Bluth, Jewish Star Associate Stuart Richner, Richner Communications
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