They Lost New York — And They KNOW It
New York just elected a pro-Palestine mayor and the reaction in Tel Aviv was panic, because the story they’ve relied on for fifty years just broke. Right, so New York didn’t just elect Zohran Mamdani — it also triggered an absolute meltdown in Tel Aviv. The city with the largest Jewish population outside Israel just chose a mayor who called for a ceasefire in Gaza and opposed NYPD–Israel police exchange programmes, and did it without apology. And the moment that result hit, the reaction in Israel was not calm, not measured, not diplomatic — it was panic. Netanyahu flapping because Mamdani…
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