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Speaker 0 argues that there are self-hating anti‑Zionist, anti‑Israel Jews in New York, including friends and family, who will vote for Mamdani, whom he calls a vicious anti‑Semite. He says Mamdani would never recognize Israel as a Jewish state or the nation state of the Jewish people, but recognizes Jordan, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia as Muslim states with hierarchies that exclude certain groups; for example, in Saudi Arabia you can’t become a citizen unless you convert, and in Qatar you can’t own a Christian or Jewish Bible. He asserts a double standard and calls that the core of antisemitism. He claims Zorn Mandami is a vicious antisemite and contends that if he is elected mayor of New York, antisemitism will spread to other democratic cities. After six years as a Democrat, he says he formally quit the Democratic Party and is now an anti‑Democrat who will work hard to see the defeat of the Democratic Party, which he describes as anti‑Israel, anti‑Zionist in many respects.
Speaker 1 asks what he thinks about Jews and Israelis who voted for Mamdani and what they tell him when they ask why. Speaker 0 replies that there are Jewish rabbis and former rabbis who support Mamdani, calling them self‑hating Jews. He says some Jews have supported Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini, and that being Jewish does not make one immune to political folly. He contends these are people who are Jewish on their parents’ side, who have “never entered a synagogue, never been to Israel, know nothing about Judaism,” yet claim, “as a Jew, I support Hamas. I support Mamdani. I support terrorism. I support all that.” He asserts that because the Democratic Party has turned anti‑Israel, they must be fought, though he says it is hard to be opposed to the Democrats after six years as a Democrat; he cannot vote for a party that is anti‑Zionist, anti‑Israel, and anti‑Semitic, and that encourages leaders like Mamdani, and he suggests that news now will leave the Democratic party.
Speaker 1 asks if, if Mamdani and professor Dostoevitz win in York, he would advise Jews in the city to leave. Speaker 0 answers: No. Fight back. He pledges to lead the fight against Mamdani, to bring him to court and to apply legal, political, economic, and other pressures to prevent his success in anti‑Zionism, anti‑Israel, and anti‑Semitic attitudes. He concludes: we must continue to fight him, but do not leave—stay and fight.