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

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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”.

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      There’s some local chapters that are starting to seek municipal seats according to some members here.

      The reality in the US is the proletariat won’t take a political party seriously unless they seriously engage in electoral politics. The PSL presidential shenanigans might win them some more college radicals but the masses will always see a more radical green party. If they started holding seats like SAlt did then they might get some real traction.