Backing Israel was considered mandatory for New York politicians. Then came Zohran Mamdani


A few weeks before his stunning loss to Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic mayoral primary, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo put forth a political calculus long accepted as fact in New York: "Being a Democrat," he said, "it's synonymous that you support Israel."
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