United Nations Day AND MAMDANI-NETANYAHU of September 24th 2026

 Nadene Goldfoot                                                     

            Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani born October 18, 1991 Kampala, Uganda, to parents of Indian descent, and came to the USA when 7 years old to parents of the Muslim faith. His father is a Gujarati Muslim who was born in Mumbai and raised in Uganda. His mother is a Punjabi Hindu,  The Mamdani family belongs to the Khoja Twelver community.  In the 1870s and onward, prominent Khoja leaders met with Iraqi Shia scholars like Ayatollah Zayn al-Abidin Mazandarani, who sent teachers like Mulla Qadir Husayn to India to instruct the community in Twelver jurisprudence (Ithna-Asheri). This transition involved replacing traditional jamaatkhanas with standard Islamic mosques and practicing standard Arabic canonical prayers (salat). 

Twelver Shia attitudes toward Jews and Israel today is overwhelmingly hostile and deeply influenced by modern Islamist ideology.  Ideology (e.g., Iran and Hezbollah)

Rejection of Israel: The governments and groups aligned with official Twelver Shia political theology, most notably the Iranian regime and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, view the State of Israel as an illegitimate, "cancerous growth" and a Western imperialist tool.
 High-ranking clerics and political figures in Iran often frame the conflict with Israel in apocalyptic terms, connecting the elimination of the Jewish state to end-times theology and the eventual return of the 12th Imam (the Mahdi).  
 Official rhetoric frequently blurs the line between anti-Zionism (opposition to the state of Israel) and antisemitism (hostility toward Jewish people broadly), incorporating classic conspiracy tropes regarding global corruption and power. 

New York's Mamdai was interviewed and said, " “When it comes to Benjamin Netanyahu, I have described him as I believe him to be:  a war criminal and an architect of a horrific genocide of the Palestinian people."

In a video addressing NYC Mayor Mamdani, Netanyahu said, “Shame on you, Mr. Mamdani. Shame on you for supporting the Hamas terrorist monsters who butchered our people. Shame on you for inciting riots against New York Jews. I'm coming to the UN. I'm going to tell the truth about our heroic soldiers, and I'm going to tell the truth about you.”

Prime Minister Netanyahu will land in NYC on Thursday morning, where he will address the UN General Assembly at 2:00PM.               ANTI-SEMITISM

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During his mayoral campaign, Mamdani drew heavy criticism from political opponents and Jewish organizations after defending the phrase "globalize the intifada." He stated the slogan captured a "desirable desire for equality," which critics argued validated a term historically associated with violent attacks against Jewish civilians.

On his very first day in office in January 2026, Mamdani revoked an executive order from former Mayor Eric Adams that had adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. He also lifted restrictions on city agencies boycotting Israel. The Israeli Foreign Ministry and local leaders strongly condemned the move, accusing him of pouring "antisemitic gasoline on an open fire."

Breaking with decades of mayoral tradition in New York City, Mamdani refused to attend or march in the annual Israel Day Parade down Fifth Avenue, a choice critics cited as a clear sign of his alienation of the mainstream Jewish community.

In late 2025, anti-Israel protesters swarmed Manhattan’s Park East Synagogue during an Israeli real estate exhibition, chanting slogans like "death to the IDF" and calling for an "intifada revolution." Mamdani issued a brief statement discouraging the language, but heavily alarmed Jewish leaders by publicly chastising the synagogue for hosting the real estate event, stating sacred spaces should not promote activities that violate international law. Critics accused him of victim-blaming a house of worship under siege.   

He should have hired Alan Dershowitz:  Dershowitz was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on September 1, 1938, the son of Claire (née Ringel) and Harry Dershowitz, an Orthodox Jewish couple.He was raised in Borough Park. His father was a founder and president of the Young Israel of Boro Park Synagogue in the 1960s, served on the board of directors of the Etz Chaim School in Borough Park, and, in retirement, was co-owner of the Manhattan-based Merit Sales Company.  He probably would not want to defend  Mamdani, though he always likes a challenge.    However, an estimated 22,000 to 33,000 Jewish lawyers live and practice in New York City.   He could have found many.                                   

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In July 2026, a coalition of New York attorneys formally criticized Mamdani after it was revealed his 18-member judicial advisory panel contained no Jewish members. Given that judges appointed by this panel preside over the city's rising tide of antisemitic hate crimes, Jewish legal professionals called the omission dangerous. Mamdani defended the panel, stating its composition was not religiously motivated.

 He will not stay overnight and will depart for Israel that evening, reportedly in order to avoid expected protests from Mamdani's followers.