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Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani Transition Team Includes Women’s March Leader Embroiled in Antisemitism Scandal

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition roster features Tamika Mallory, the former Women’s March co-chair whose past praise for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and refusal to denounce antisemitism drew sustained criticism. The appointment, published November 26, has sparked alarm among Jewish community advocates and others concerned about normalizing figures associated with anti-Jewish rhetoric.

The controversy arises as city leaders navigate a surge in antisemitic incidents and campus unrest, with calls for municipal authorities to set a firmer tone against hate. Supporters of the pick argue for redemption and coalition-building; detractors see it as a troubling signal about priorities at a delicate moment for intercommunal relations.

Questions now turn to how the incoming administration will engage with New York’s diverse Jewish communities, protect free speech, and confront bigotry without empowering voices that have previously trafficked in prejudice.

(TOI/VFI News)