Sam Berger
June 23, 2025 · jta.org ↗
"When someone spends years relentlessly targeting the world's only Jewish state through legislation, boycotts and protests — while remaining silent on the abuses of regimes like Iran, China or Russia — it's not principled criticism, it's antisemitism, plain and simple."
Why It’s Conflation
Berger named the things he objects to: legislation, boycotts and protests. Those are political actions aimed at a government. He called them antisemitism.
What Actually Happened
Mamdani backed legislation against charities funding settlements, supports boycotts of Israel, and has joined pro-Palestinian protests.