November 5, 2025 / Israel Hayom - Nissim Katz
There is a real existential danger from the election of Zahran Mamdani as mayor of New York and his political rise. This danger lies not only in his personal hostility to Israel, but also in the elaborate political model he has formulated, and the precise and disturbing program of action that can be copied in any Western capital, ((which aims to neutralize and dismantle Jewish community power from within)).
The “Madani model” operates on a simple yet insidious principle: it identifies, empowers, and legitimizes the most extreme and anti-Zionist Jewish voices, using them as human shields against accusations of antisemitism. This tactic paralyzes mainstream discourse, fractures societal consensus, and ultimately paves the way for extremist anti-Israel agendas to infiltrate the very heart of power. This is not just a New York problem; it is a strategic warning for Jewish communities worldwide, revealing a new form of political warfare.
The first stage in this model is the construction of a “Jewish bulwark.” Mamdani systematically surrounds himself with the support of groups like Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), not merely receiving their backing but actively promoting them, giving them a platform, and legitimizing their campaign. Any criticism of his positions is thus immediately transformed into an attack on “other Jews,” not on him personally. The implicit and terrifyingly effective campaign is: “How can you accuse me of antisemitism when there are Jews who agree with me word for word?” In an era of identity politics, where the personal experience of minorities carries significant weight, every anti-Zionist Jewish voice can gain more weight than the majority voice, effectively silencing any factual criticism. The immediate result is the near-paralysis of mainstream Jewish organizations. Community leaders, who should be the first line of defense, find themselves trapped in a rhetorical snare. It's a constant state of "walking on eggshells": if they attack Mamdani too harshly, they're immediately accused of trying to silence pluralism, of whitewashing dissenting voices, or of paternalistic control over Jewish identity; if they remain silent, they allow extremist rhetoric to become the consensus. It's a kind of political tug-of-war, where Mamdani uses the power and values of his liberal opponents to undermine them, and this hesitation creates a dangerous vacuum in which extremist voices are absorbed and become the dominant voice in the media. But the model isn't limited to defensive use; its advanced stage is the "cultivation of an active alternative to Zionist Jewish identity."
Mamdani understands perfectly the struggle of many young Jews torn between their progressive values and their traditional support for Israel. He offers them a simple, appealing, and easy solution: a “rectified Judaism” that disavows Israel, viewing it as a shameful colonial project. He offers them a way to remain Jewish while simultaneously fully embracing the progressive camp without having to confront the complexities of Israel. He makes opposition to Israel not only a legitimate option but portrays it as the highest moral and Jewish act. Herein lies the global danger: Mamdani’s success in New York will transform his model into a manual for radical politicians in London, Paris, or Toronto. They will learn that the most effective way to neutralize the “Jewish lobby” is not through direct confrontation, but through internal division.
His victory will not only be a local political victory, but will also be evidence of a destructive potential, namely that the foundation upon which global Jewish solidarity, linked to Israel, rests, is susceptible to dismantling.
The fight is not against just one person, but against an entire strategy that threatens to turn our societies into an internal battleground, thereby weakening the entire Jewish people in the face of tomorrow's challenges.
The war against Mamdani the NY mayoral candidate, keeps enraging in different forms, originally it started by labeling him a Muslem, thus an enemy of Western values and automatically anti semitic and anti Israel, then he was a jihadi, another automatic form of enemy of the civilized world and of course Israel, then he turned to be a socialist, and later upgraded by our President into communist, consequently and enemy of America and the free world and of course Israel, anything and everything to demonize the man for daring to bid for the position, at the end he made it and he's officially the mayor of NY, let's judge him by his acts and the future of NY city and its people, and not his loyalty to Israel or its actual governing regime.
It is important to note that Mamdani successfully appealed to a significant portion of the Jewish community, not despite his views on Palestine/Israel but because of these views. While rejecting anti-Jewish bigotry, he refused to distance himself from his anti-Zionist positions. Perhaps we are witnessing a true paradigm shift, where the assumed power of the pro-Israeli lobby is not only challenged successfully but where support for Israel and its policies are viewed as a burden to politicians, many of whom are no longer dependent on AIPAC or slavishly following its dictates. Some politicians now even see AIPAC funding as a negative to their campaign and are publicly distancing themselves from AIPAC, its money and its narrow ideologies and tactics.
As always, my many thanks to all.
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