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Last week’s horrific murders in Washington, DC, can only further feed the backlash against rising antisemitism already brewing in next month’s city Democratic primaries all the way down the ballot.
Start with two City Council races in Brooklyn, where Democratic Socialist/Working Families Party-aligned extremist incumbents face serious challenges from saner Dems.
In and around Park Slope, Maya Kornberg, a research fellow at the progressive Brennan Center, is challenging Shanana Hanif, who, even after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas atrocities, has remained all-out anti-Israel.
And just to the south, Ling Ye, a former aide to Rep. Dan Goldman, is taking on incumbent Alexa Avilés, a similarly lockstep far-lefty.
Both sitting councilmembers have insisted on a ceasefire in Gaza without requiring the release of all hostages, have not rebuked supporters who accuse Israel of genocide, and lent their support to agitators who illegally occupied the Columbia University campus.
A defeat of either incumbent would send a welcome message that DSA/WFP extremists don’t speak for most New York Democrats.
The issue may also turn the race for city comptroller, where the Israel-haters favor Councilman Justice Brannan over Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine.
Brannan has the support not just of notorious Linda Sarsour but also of toxic radicals like Councilwoman Tiffany Caban.
In the mayoral race, to be fair, antisemitism may be the main reason Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is doing so well, since he has no actual accomplishments to brag about.
Mamdani’s candidacy is basically defined by his support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel; he won’t even say the country has a right to exist as a Jewish state (even though Arabs and other non-Jewish citizens have full rights).
Even as Mamdani avers his support for nonviolence, he pockets campaign cash from Israel-bashing campus protesters, including ones at the center of anti-Semitic protests across the city.
Without question, antisemitism’s been on the rise in the Democratic Party, particularly as the DSA and WFP wield such disproportionate power in primary elections.
This year, every registered Democrat who wants to pull the party back from the brink would be wise to take the time to identify and vote against every politician who has the backing of the Democratic Socialists, the Working Families Party or any other front for the antisemitic left.