Mamdani is not alone: This is not the same America - this is how Israel should respond

Ofir Akunis, Israel's Consul General in New York, argues in an opinion piece that anti-Semitism in the US has reached an all-time high, and that American politics is undergoing a demographic change that threatens Jews. He points to Mayor Zohran Mamdani and anti-Semitic candidates as examples, and calls for strong Jewish and Zionist unity.

Ofir Akunis, Israel's Consul General in New York, argues in an opinion piece that anti-Semitism in the US has reached an all-time high, citing a New York Police Department report indicating a nearly 70% surge in violent attacks against Jews in the city. Akunis attributes the rise to demographic change and American politicians turning to the 'Arab voice' at the expense of the 'Jewish voice.' He points to New York's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, as the central symbol of this phenomenon, accusing him of anti-Semitic incitement while exploiting every event to agitate his supporters. Akunis also mentions Abdul Rahman Muhammad al-Sayed, a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, and Dan Bilzerian, a Republican candidate in Florida who garnered nearly 20% support, as additional examples. The article calls for Jewish and Zionist unity against these new challenges, while emphasizing Israel's economic and security strength as the state of the Jewish people.