Just what is the antisemitism that Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to oppose? He won\u2019t say.<\/p>\n
And Mamdani\u2019s allies have Sen. Chuck Schumer so cowed that he no longer dares spell out the fact that obsessive \u201canti-Zionism\u201d plainly is a form of Jew-hate.<\/p>\n
The mayor on Tuesday declined to do a live press conference to announce his new \u201canti-antisemitism\u201d drive<\/a>, instead dropping a two-minute video that avoided any awkward questions about exactly what he\u2019s against, let along queries about why the plan\u2019s so pathetic. <\/p>\n He\u2019ll fund more \u201chate-crime prevention\u201d and help pay for security upgrades at religious centers (not just the Jewish ones that most need it, of course). <\/p>\n But God forbid our Israel-hating mayor <\/a>mention that \u201canti-Zionism\u201d is central to the recent waves of violent antisemitism he claims he wants stopped.<\/p>\n Points to state Sen. Liz Krueger for calling out the obvious: The mayor needs to \u201cmake clear through words and actions\u201d that all Jews, including Zionists, deserve security against \u201cthreats, harassment or violence.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\tMore From\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPost Editorial Board<\/p>\n Schumer just a year ago still dared to publicly declare that anti-Zionism<\/a> \u2014 denying Israel\u2019s right to exist as a Jewish homeland \u2014 is textbook antisemitism; sadly, he\u2019s now sending Democratic campaign funds to help elect Abdul El-Sayed to the US Senate<\/a>, even though the Michigander is even less coy than Mamdani about wanting no live Jews \u201cbetween the river and the sea.\u201d<\/p>\n The mayor knows he needs to convince non-extremists that he really opposes crude antisemitism, which means he needs to wave in that direction even if he won\u2019t say what antisemitism is. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet opinions and commentary from our columnists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n