The Islamist Capture of New York
Melanie Phillips, a British journalist, broadcaster, and author, writes a weekly column for JNS and currently contributes to The Times of London. Her new book, The Builder’s Stone: How Jews and Christians Built the West and Why Only They Can Save It, is published by Wicked Son and available on Amazon. More of her work can be found at melaniephillips.substack.com.
The recent victory of New York state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election has been anticipated by polls, but its implications for America could be profound. Mamdani’s potential mismanagement, fueled by unrealistic financial promises, threatens the city’s stability. Beyond this, his antisemitism and hostility toward Israel pose a significant risk to New York’s Jewish community.
More critically, his win represents a strategic success for the Islamic world in its ongoing struggle against the West. Muslim activists celebrate Mamdani's rise, especially since New York hosts the largest Jewish population outside Israel. They connect his election victory to a coordinated campaign attacking the Jewish community, intensified during the last two years by Israel’s defense actions in Gaza.
Qatari journalists, according to MEMRI, have celebrated Mamdani’s victory as a direct outcome of the terrorist attacks in southern Israel in October.
This event marks a significant moment in the broader conflict between Islamic forces and Western societies, with New York becoming a symbolic and strategic prize.
Author's summary: Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win in New York signals a troubling shift, combining local political challenges with wider geopolitical tensions involving antisemitism and Islamic activism.