Jewish voters have points with Mayor Zohran Mamdani — with a majority of them saying they really feel uneasy and even threatened by his and his allies’ Israel-bashing views, a brand new ballot claims.
The survey by the Honan Technique group requested: “Do you assume Jewish voters in New York have motive to really feel threatened by a few of Zohran Mamdani’s statements and allies, or is that an overreaction fueled by politics?”
The response: 53% of Jewish voters mentioned they really feel threatened by his and his allies’ statements, whereas most non-Jews — 55% — say that’s an overreaction fueled by politics.
“There’s an unease Jewish voters have with Mamdani. There’s a feeling of pressure and concern,” mentioned Bradley Honan, CEO and president of the Honan Technique Group.
Among the many different findings:
- 54% of Jews mentioned Mamdani’s positions deepen division and pressure, considerably greater than non-Jews.
- 51% of Jewish voters say his rise is a troubling signal that anti-semitism is turning into normalized in progressive politics, whereas 61% of non-Jews mentioned his ascension is an indication of wholesome debate and variety of opinion.
- 69% of Jewish voters and 46% of non-Jewish voters say that it’s inappropriate and harmful for a mayor to intervene in overseas coverage and that arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Bibi Netanyahu would hurt New York’s international standing.
Mamdani vowed to arrest Netanyahu as a conflict felony throughout his profitable mayoral marketing campaign.
- 71% of Jewish voters say that talking out in opposition to Israeli army actions right this moment is extra prone to be considered as anti-semitic, whereas 51% of non-Jews that talking out is a part of a official coverage debate.
- 61% of Jewish voters say progressive criticism of Israel has made antisemitism extra acceptable in public life, in comparison with simply 37% of non-Jewish voters.
- 63% of Jewish voters say town wants leaders who stand firmly with the Jewish group and oppose rhetoric that dangers normalizing antisemitism.
- Conversely, 53% of non-Jewish voters say that New York wants leaders who problem U.S. assist for Israel’s authorities, even when that upsets some voters, whereas solely 32% of Jewish voters agreed.
Jewish voters have been extra break up on different questions.
All voters have been requested, “Some individuals say Zohran Mamdani’s criticism of Israel displays official coverage disagreement; others say it crosses a line and fuels antisemitism. Which comes nearer to your view?
Fifty three p.c of non-Jewish and 47% of Jewish voters say that Mamdani’s criticism of Israel displays official coverage disagreements, whereas 23% of non-Jews and 40% of Jews say that it crosses a line and fuels anti-semitism.
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and former state assemblyman, has been a staunch anti-Israel activist who helps the boycott, divestment and sanctions marketing campaign in opposition to the Jewish state.
He’s the primary metropolis mayor in trendy historical past who has been an opponent moderately than a supporter of Israel.
The ballot interviewed 848 voters from Dec. 4 to 12.
It has a margin of error of + or – 3.36 proportion factors.
Of that whole, 131 Jewish voters have been interviewed.
The subset survey of Jewish voters has a margin of error + or – 8.56 proportion factors.
Mamdani has pledged to aggressively confront antisemitism and all types of bigotry as mayor.
