Brad Lander Gets Pressed on Mamdani, Israel & the Anti-Israel Left

Brad Lander sits down with Batya Ungar-Sargon and gets pressed on Zohran Mamdani, the DSA, Israel, anti-Zionism, Jewish safety in New York, and why so many Jews feel betrayed by the anti-Israel left.

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In this reaction, I break down Brad Lander’s interview with Batya on NewsNation, where she challenges him over his relationship with Zohran Mamdani, his past break with the DSA after October 7th, and his willingness to accept support from people and movements many Jews see as hostile to Israel and Jewish safety.

The conversation gets especially revealing when Batya presses Brad on whether anti-Zionism crosses into antisemitism, whether Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state, and why Jewish New Yorkers are expected to tolerate political alliances with people who openly oppose Zionism.

I also react to Brad Lander’s broader posture as a Jewish progressive politician: someone who seems more comfortable appeasing the anti-Israel left than standing firmly with Jews who feel threatened by the rise of anti-Zionist politics in New York.

This reaction is about more than one interview — it is about the deeper problem of Jews who sell out Jewish interests for progressive approval.

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