Mamdani responded to the accusations of antisemitism he has received since the statement in a tearful address Wednesday, telling reporters, “It pains me to be called an antisemite.”
In the videos of the incident, he can be heard repeatedly asking ICE officers, "Do you have a judicial warrant?" and "Can I see the judicial warrant?"
Olivia Chow, mayor of Toronto, with the largest Jewish community in the country, did not attend the event.
NYPD officers were called to the address and picked protesters up off the floor and took them to an awaiting police van.
The jury found Weinstein guilty on one of the three counts he faced, which stemmed from his alleged assault of former production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006.
Other candidates at the Sunday night forum, organized by the New York Jewish Agenda and held at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, said they would aim to visit Israel if they are elected.
For Amnon Shemi and his wife, Diane, the Gaza hostages are a more personal issue because a member of their extended family was kidnapped.
Here is how the Jewish community across New York City will be celebrating the holiday, from low-key flower arranging classes and study sessions to all-night ragers.
The oleh identity is unique. Maybe that’s the cost of choosing a new home – you have to live with the ghost of the old.
The proposal — which would create scholarships of up to $5,000 per student — marks the farthest that proponents of school vouchers have ever gotten toward expanding school vouchers nationwide.
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