BROOKLYN — Brad Lander called for “a coalition of anti-Zionists and liberal Zionists” in a speech at a left-wing Jewish event where he was being honored alongside New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani.

Lander, the city’s comptroller, who cross-endorsed Mamdani in the primary, also said he believed he should have done more to criticize Israel over the war in Gaza. He was speaking at a gala for the progressive group Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, which has expanded its pro-Palestinian advocacy during the nearly two-year war.

“While I have tried to find the courage required, while I called for a ceasefire with JFREJ on Hanukkah 2023, have stood many times with Israelis for Peace, I want to be clear — I know I have not done enough to speak out against Israel’s war crimes, a

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