Short and sweet – A Nexus rebuttal of an ADL accusation

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WE repost a short and sharp rejoinder to Jonathan Greenblatt of the ADL who reached for an accusation of antisemitism against Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City, before he could even draw breath.

The core of the response:

“The suggestion that opposition to Israeli government policies stems from a deep-seated hatred of Jews is unfounded, inflammatory, and divisive: it drives a wedge between us and our fellow citizens, it fuels tropes about Jewish responsibility for Israeli actions, and it harms the fight against real antisemitism.”

Here’s a BBC report on what Mamdani actually said, regretting he did not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited the city.

This article was originally published by The Nexus Project on Thu 23 Jul 2026. Read the original here.