Antisemitism watchdog issues scathing ‘alarm bell’ report on Mamdani as NYC election nears

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FIRST ON FOX: Fox News Digital exclusively spoke with the antisemitism research institute that released an 11th hour comprehensive report that summarized its concerns about New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. With just hours to go before Election Day, the report underscores the heightened scrutiny facing the socialist nominee. "It is incumbent on voters to understand the ideological context that Zohran Mamdani comes from and espouses," said Charles Asher Small, founding director of The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), told Fox News Digital. His organization’s report, titled, "Zohran Mamdani: From SJP to Gracie Mansion?," dives into Mamdani’s background and rise to prominence. It explains the controversial views of his father, a professor at Columbia University, on Israel, as well as how Zohran founded the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Bowdoin College, his past statements and positions, and lists the anti-Israel individuals who endorse him for mayor. The report concludes with a section that explores the implications of Mamdani's agenda. ‘ABSOLUTELY A COMMUNIST’: MAMDANI DODGES LABEL, BUT HIS RECORD AND EXPERT SAY OTHERWISE "He has repeatedly declined to condemn the slogan ‘globalize the intifada,’ ignoring the fact that the word ‘intifada’ is synonymous with terror attacks, suicide bombings, and incitement to kill Jews," the report states. Mamdani has refused to explicitly condemn the phrase, instead simply saying he would "discourage" others from using it. The report states that Mamdani "downplayed" the Oct. 7 massacre carried out by Hamas while characterizing Israel’s response as "genocide," and hits him for introducing a bill to "punish New York charities that support Israel." Mamdani sparked a political firestorm last month, drawing outrage from the law enforcement community, after posting a smiling photo with Imam Siraj Wahhaj, a Brooklyn cleric who served as a character witness for the mast…