Campaign aide’s wild claim about NYC synagogue attack is debunked
TL;DR
A former Zohran Mamdani campaign staffer claimed the Central Synagogue attack wasn’t antisemitic, but prosecutors say the attacker yelled “fuck the Jews” and targeted Jewish worshippers, with Larry Montes charged on hate-crime counts; the former staffer later acknowledged she was mistaken and is no longer affiliated with Mamdani’s campaign.
Topics:nationpolitics#antisemitism#central-synagogue#debbie-saslaw#politics#synagogue-attack#zohran-mamdani
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