Zohran Mamdani appoints liberal Zionist to lead Office to Combat Antisemitism - The Jewish Chronicle
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Phylisa Wisdom has previously spoken out against the BDS movement, an anti-Israel initiative supported by the New York City mayor

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed the Zionist leader of a liberal Jewish community group to lead his Office to Combat Antisemitism.

Phylisa Wisdom, who will be leading City Hall’s fight against Jew-hatred, has led the New York Jewish Agenda since 2023.

The group opposed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, an anti-Israel initiative Mamdani has previously expressed his support for.

The group been instrumental in calling out antisemitism over the years. Last month, after a protest outside a synagogue saw activists chant “we support Hamas”, NYJA condemned it as “unambiguous and unacceptable antisemitism”.

  • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOP
    48·
    6 days ago

    Liberal Zionism is still Zionism. She opposes BDS and supports the genocidal Apartheid. There shouldn’t be a czar for any specific group. it should be a single office handling all discrimination.

    • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
      31·
      6 days ago

      Yeah, a single person/office would be better. That said I don’t think he should ignore the material reality that he’s mayor of a huge and very influential Jewish minority. Anti-zionism is growing, including in the Jewish community. His move would help that growth continue by shielding his admin a bit from fake antisemitism attacks. If he executes well on his other material agendas, there may not be a need for such shield by the next election.