The New York State Republican Party (NYGOP) has issued a statement in response to a recent report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) concerning anti-Semitism within the incoming administration of New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani.
The ADL report claims that “at least 20 percent of the 400-plus appointees have ties to anti-Zionist groups such as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which openly glorifies Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and regularly sponsors protests and events that can create a hostile campus environment for Jewish students; Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), a fringe group that advocates for the eradication of Zionism and demonizes Zionists; Within Our Lifetime (WOL), a New York-based radical anti-Zionist organization that is known for leading protests outside synagogues and facilitating some of the most heinous antisemitic rhetoric and incidents seen in New York City since Oct. 7, and others.”
In its response, NYGOP stated: “Another day, another reminder that the incoming Mayor of New York City is an anti-Semite. Kathy Hochul’s continued silence on this matter is an act of moral cowardice of epic proportions.
“Bruce Blakeman has defended the rights of Jewish New Yorkers to live in peace and free from harassment his entire career. Governor Blakeman will defend Jewish New Yorkers from Zohran Mamdani and his band of brownshirts.”
Governor Kathy Hochul has served as governor since 2021, becoming the first female governor of New York. More information about her background can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul.
The statement was released by NYGOP spokesman David Laska.
