September 15, 2026
The schools appear to have been careful not to refer to the event as a “protest,” describing it in their communications as a “communal prayer” and a “student-led communal Shacharit.” Their messaging about the reason for the demonstration, too, has been vague. The emails viewed by Jewish Currents do not mention Mamdani’s criticism of Israel or his condemnation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the two major points of tension between the mayor and the Jewish establishment.
Despite the cautious tone, it is hard to read this mustering of day-school students outside Gracie Mansion as anything other than an act of protest against Mamdani, and an implicit charge that he poses a particular threat to observant Jews in the city. “It is time for us to stand up and be heard,” the email to Ramaz parents read. “It is time to show up proudly as Jews, as New Yorkers, and as Zionists.”
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Legit 10 years ago I would have thought that a statement like that was racist. In light of what is going on today, I have a very different perspective.
It wasn’t intended as racist at all. I see the moderator has seen fit to remove my comment without realizing what I meant. Good day to you.
I did not think it was racist so I am not sure what is up. I also don’t quite remember what you said at this point.
Part of the zionist project is to make their ideology inseparable from Judaism and ethnic Jewish identity. To me it seems dangerous to conflate zionism with Jewishness as you’re basically playing into their hands.
Hooooo boy
“Speak your mind”, “don’t be hostile”… then … “shut up”. I thought lemmy was better than this.
Notice how plenty of people here criticized Zionist fuckheads and didn’t get removed? Have you considered that it is your shitty racist behavior, and not everyone else’s fault?