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| DATE | 2025-11-08 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] What is coming for the Jews of New York...
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https://www.algemeiner.com/2025/11/07/democratic-socialists-america-demand-mamdani-implement-extreme-anti-israel-agenda/
Democratic Socialists of America to Demand Mamdani Implement Extreme
Anti-Israel Agenda
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by Corey Walker
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani attends a press conference at
the Unisphere in the Queens borough of New York City, US, Nov. 5, 2025.
Photo: REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest socialist
organization in the US which counts prominent politicians among its
ranks, intends to pressure New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to
implement a series of extreme anti-Israel policies when he officially
enters office, according to a new report.
JusttheNews.com obtained and published internal plans detailing how the
Anti-War Working Group (AWWG) of the DSA’s branch in New York City has
been plotting for weeks to push Mamdani, a member of the DSA and
self-declared democratic socialist, to impose its agenda from City Hall
in Manhattan.
The five-page document, titled “AWWG Palestine Policy Meeting Meeting
Agenda & Notes [sic],” outlines a policy agenda that includes 12 demands
for the Mamdani administration, each of which target institutions with
ties to Israel.
The group plans to urge City Hall to divest New York City pension funds
from Israeli bonds and securities, withdraw municipal deposits from
banks that lend to or do business in Israel, and terminate all city
contracts with companies that do business with Israel.
The proposals, described as “demands” in the document, further call for
city-run grocery stores to exclude Israeli products and for
investigations into real estate agents allegedly involved in the sale of
“stolen” West Bank land.
Additional measures outlined in the document include evicting weapons
manufacturers and transporters from the New York City metro area,
revoking the nonprofit status of charities that fundraise for the Israel
Defense Forces (IDF), and directing the City University of New York
(CUNY) to divest its endowment while reinstating professors fired over
what DSA described as pro-Palestinian activism.
The agenda also seeks to dismantle outgoing Mayor Eric Adams’s
NYC–Israel Economic Council, end New York City Police Department (NYPD)
training programs with Israeli security forces, halt police “repression
of demonstrators,” and even pursue the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF soldiers on war-crimes charges.
The proposals, organizers noted, are part of an effort to strengthen
DSA’s anti-Israel platform and align city policy with the boycott,
divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement, which seeks to isolate the
world’s lone Jewish state on the international state as a step toward
its eventual elimination.
Mamdani, who has made anti-Israel activism a cornerstone of his young
political career, has repeatedly declared his support for both the BDS
movement and arresting Netanyahu if he visits New York — the latter of
which he does not have authority to do, according to legal experts.
Meanwhile, the DSA has formally endorsed the BDS movement and earlier
this year adopted a resolution that makes various actions in support of
Israel, such as “making statements that ‘Israel has a right to defend
itself'” and “endorsing statements equating anti-Zionism with
antisemitism,” an “expellable offense,” subject to a vote by the DSA’s
National Political Committee.
DSA’s lofty ambitions for New York City may face political hurdles, however.
US Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), one of the most vocal allies of Israel in
the US Congress, warned that he would not hesitate to launch an
investigation into the Mamdani administration if it were to adopt the
slate of anti-Israel directives.
“As Chair of the Middle East and North Africa subcommittee on the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, I will be watching closely and will conduct
hearings if -at-ZohranKMamdani and New York City engage in policy
detrimental to US Foreign Policy,” Lawler posted on social media.
US President Donald Trump has previously warned that he could deprive
the city of federal funds, arguing that Mamdani would be an “economic
disaster” for the Big Apple.
“If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of
New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal
Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first
home, because of the fact that, as a Communist, this once great City has
ZERO chance of success, or even survival!” Trump wrote on social media.
During his tenure in the New York State Assembly, Mamdani advocated on
behalf of the BDS agenda. In the closing stretch of his mayoral
campaign, however, Mamdani remained largely mum on whether he supported
a divestment of city resources from Israel.
One reason by could be the economic consequences of actually
implementing BDS could be disatrious for New York City. Late last month,
a new report revealed that Israeli firms pour billions of dollars and
tens of thousands of jobs into the local economy.
The study from the United States-Israel Business Alliance revealed that,
based on 2024 data, 590 Israeli-founded companies directly created
27,471 jobs in New York City last year and indirectly created over
50,000 jobs when accounting for related factors, such as buying and
shipping local products.
These firms generated $8.1 billion in total earnings, adding an
estimated $12.4 billion in value to the city’s economy and $17.9 billion
in total gross economic output.
As for the State of New York overall, the report, titled the “2025 New
York – Israel Economic Impact Report,” found that 648 Israeli-founded
companies generated $8.6 billion in total earnings and $19.5 billion in
gross economic output, contributing a striking $13.3 billion in added
value to the economy. These businesses also directly created 28,524 jobs
and a total of 57,145 when accounting for related factors.
While it remains unlikely that Mamdani could entirely divest the city
from Israel, an analysis conducted by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
found that he would be able to “stack the boards of two of the city’s
five pension funds such that divestment from Israel could be on the table.”
Some of the DSA’s other goals, such as removing city funds from banks
that do business with Israel, could be legally difficult. For example,
some observers have noted that political discrimination against banks
based on nationality could violate state and federal commerce and
anti-discrimination laws. The Trump administration and federal lawmakers
have already signaled that they will launch investigations against
Mamdani if he were to weaponize mayoral powers against entities tied to
Israel.
Further complicating the DSA’s efforts could be a New York State
executive order which requires state agencies to divest from companies
and institutions supporting the BDS movement.
The DSA policing demands could potentially have an easier time being
implemented, as the police commissioner is appointed by the mayor and a
new selection by Mamdani could share similar views.
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