Zohran Mamdani couldn’t even pretend he supports Israel’s right to exist as actually Israel: Bad as everyone was on stage at the first Democratic mayoral debate , he disqualifies himself with that stance alone.

And, incidentally, exposes anyone who endorses him as perfectly fine with promoting antisemitism.

That includes not only Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who’s tried to distance herself a tad from her most viscerally antisemitic Squad-mates but still endorsed Mamdani the day after the debate, but also state Sen. John Liu, who announced his support even as he insisted they disagreed on Israel.

Sorry, John: When Jews are being gunned down in our nation’s capital, and firebombed at a peaceful Boulder vigil, it’s no time to set aside that difference.

As for the debate, it

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