New Delhi, June 29 -- New York City Democrats have chosen 33-year-old socialist Zohran Mamdani as their mayoral candidate, a surprising move in America's largest Jewish community.

As per AP, Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, refuses to support Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state and won't condemn the phrase "globalize the intifada," which many Jews view as a call for violence. He also backs the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Despite this, Mamdani beat former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the primary, showing that opposing Israel is no longer an automatic disqualifier for Democrats.

His win alarms some Jewish leaders, especially with antisemitic hate crimes making up over half of NYC's reported h...