Hundreds of rabbis demand Mamdani apologize for putting 'target' on American Jews with AIPAC 'monster' remarks
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a call from more than 700 rabbis to apologize for recent remarks he made disparaging the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). It said, "By casting pro-Israel civic participation as monstrous, conspiratorial and anti-democratic, Mr. Mamdani’s words matter because they were spoken by the leader of the city with the largest Jewish population outside Israel.
- ▪Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a call from more than 700 rabbis to apologize for recent remarks he made disparaging the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
- ▪It said, "By casting pro-Israel civic participation as monstrous, conspiratorial and anti-democratic, Mr.
- ▪Mamdani’s words matter because they were spoken by the leader of the city with the largest Jewish population outside Israel.
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New York City Hundreds of rabbis demand Mamdani apologize for putting 'target' on American Jews with AIPAC 'monster' remarks Mamdani's words 'matter because antisemitism in America is rising,' the rabbis' letter read By Rachel Wolf Fox News Published June 26, 2026 7:24am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Zohran Mamdani defends AIPAC 'monsters' remark amid severe criticism New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani clarifies his controversial "monsters" remark about AIPAC, stating it refers to those preventing a "new world." This defense draws strong criticism from Congressman Josh Gottheimer, who labels it as "laundering antisemitism." Rabbi Yaacov Behrman also condemned Mamdani's comments, saying they silently endorse violence.
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