Click here for another perspective on how the Jewish community should relate to the mayor of New York.

The time has come for the Jewish community in New York City to stand up against Mayor Zohran Mamdani. We should not meet with him, invite him to our events or provide platforms that legitimize his views.

This is not a step taken lightly. It comes only after repeated efforts to engage Mr. Mamdani in good faith.

We have tried to explain why denying the Jewish people the right to self-determination in their ancestral homeland is antisemitic. We have tried to explain why equivocating about the slogan “global intifada” — even as it inspires attacks against Jews worldwide — is morally reckless. We have tried........

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