The Associated Press survey found growing dissatisfaction with Israel’s wartime leadership, even as the New York mayor remains divisive over his views on Israelhttps://forward.com/news/836468/mamdani-netanyahu-american-jews-poll/New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose outspoken criticism of Israel has made him a frequent target of Jewish and pro-Israel advocates, is viewed more favorably by American Jews than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a new poll released Tuesday.The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey of 1,022 Jewish adults nationwide, conducted from June 11 through June 17, found that 44% of American Jews hold a favorable opinion of Zohran Mamdani, compared with 39% who view him unfavorably. By contrast, just 32% of respondents said they have a favorable opinion of Netanyahu, while 59% said they have a negative view of the longtime Israeli leaderThe poll suggests that Mamdani’s positions on Israel have not prevented him from maintaining a net-positive image among American Jews overall.Mamdani won just 26% of the Jewish vote in last year’s mayoral election. Since taking office, he has faced scrutiny from Jewish leaders and Zionist organizations over his sharp criticism of Israel and embrace of Palestinian activism that is shaping his tenure as leader of the city with the largest population of Jews outside Israel. Mamdani refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state and said he wouldn’t travel to the country. He has also pledged to order the arrest of Netanyahu if he visits the city on his watch, complying with an ICC arrest warrant. That will be tested in September when Netanyahu arrives to speak at the United Nations General Assembly.
Recently, the mayor skipped the annual Israel Day parade, where participation is a longstanding tradition for New York City leaders, and he also called for divestment from Israel’s economy. In congressional races in New York City, Mamdani actively campaigned for candidates who made inflammatory statements on Israel.Netanyahu, who has been in office since 2009 except for an 18-month hiatus from 2021 to 2022, has seen his standing with Americans erode in recent years despite longstanding ties to the United States. He spent part of his childhood in the Philadelphia area, attended college in Boston and served as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations in the 1980s. Netanyahu has often spoken directly to American audiences, giving frequent interviews to U.S. television networks more often than he has spoken to Israeli media.Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a staunch supporter of Israel who has also criticized Netanyahu’s leadership, has a substantially higher net favorability than either Mamdani or Netanyahu. Forty-one percent of respondents viewed Shapiro favorably, compared with 21% who viewed him unfavorably and 38% who did not know enough about him to form an opinion.The AP survey, which had a reported margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points, also found that American Jews are increasingly critical of the Israeli government’s conduct in the Gaza war and its handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.While a majority of American Jews — 73% — said Israel’s initial military response to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack was justified, just 42% said they supported the continued military operations in Gaza through last year’s ceasefire. The survey also found that, similar to the broader American public, 30% of American Jews believe Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.
Mamdani's got problems with who he associates with. Netanyahu's corrupt as fuck and is about as subtle as a brick to the back of the head when it comes to national defence issues.
>>1523150His laws don't apply to jews. I'm completely serious btw. The jewish areas have specific exemptions from
>>1523153Sauce me, please.
>>1523154There's no huff post article about it. Google the Jewish villages in NY and start going down the rabbit hole about their tax exemptions
>>1523154sorry there is no saucebut there's plenty of conspiracy posts badly translated from hindi to english
>>1523150jews and their golem, they never realize they themselves are the useful idiots until its too late XD
>>1523150>Mamdani more popular than Netanyahu among U.S. JewsNo he isn't, this is just American-Jews pretending they like Mamdami to take some of the heat off Jews and Israel, as every poll is showing Americans of all stripes turning against Israel and Jews in general because the Iran war, that was clearly orchestrated by Israel who have the goods on Trump and forced him into it.
