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On Newsmax’s The Record this week conservatives Eyal Yakoby and Matthew Foldi didn’t mince words — they ripped the so‑called “Rabbis for Mamdani” spot as a transparent attempt to whitewash Zohran Mamdani’s record and sell a narrative to gullible voters. The ad’s timing and staging reek of political theater: put a few friendly clergy in front of a camera and hope the public forgets a long trail of troubling statements and loyalties.
The commercial was produced in partnership with the left‑wing group Jews for Racial and Economic Justice and features a handful of rabbis, including a transgender activist who has courted controversy, offering blanket praise for Mamdani’s positions on housing and safety. That the campaign leaned on a tiny, activist slice of the Jewish community to claim broad legitimacy says everything about how thin their support really is.
Meanwhile, hundreds — and by some counts well over eight hundred — rabbis across the country have publicly condemned Mamdani, signing open letters warning that his rhetoric normalizes anti‑Zionism and endangers Jewish life in New York. These are not partisan hacks; they are clergy who understand how words translate into real threats for worshippers and families. The contrast between an activist ad and the mainstream Jewish community’s alarm couldn’t be starker.
Conservatives are right to call the ad pathetic: Mamdani’s past praise or toleration of slogans like “globalize the intifada,” his ambiguous defenses of anti‑Israel rhetoric, and repeat accusations that Israel has committed genocide are not abstractions you paper over with a cameo from a handful of progressive rabbis. Voters deserve clarity, not spin; when a candidate’s history includes calls that make Jewish New Yorkers fear for their safety, no slick ad buys him a pass.
The campaign’s attempt to borrow religious legitimacy even collided with trademark trouble — the New York Knicks issued a cease‑and‑desist over a campaign spot that appropriated the team’s imagery, a reminder that Mamdani’s team is willing to bend rules for optics. If you need a symbolic picture of a campaign that prioritizes performative stunts over honest answers, that legal dustup fits perfectly.
Patriots and practical voters should read this for what it is: a cynical exercise in image‑management from a campaign that prefers theatrics to accountability. New York deserves a mayor who protects every community, stands squarely against antisemitism, and values law and order over virtue‑signaling. Don’t be fooled by manufactured endorsements — check the record, listen to the voices actually warning about Mamdani’s rhetoric, and vote for safety and common sense.
