In April, Mondoweiss spoke with political consultant Peter Feld about a series of polls showing that support for Israel was rapidly declining among the Democratic base and what the development might mean for U.S. politics.
Feld brought up NYC’s mayoral race, where long-shot candidate Zohran Mamdani was trailing Andrew Cuomo at the time.
In the weeks before the interview, the Cuomo campaign had emphasized the former governor’s long history of Israel support. It also attacked Mamdani for backing the BDS movement and criticizing Israel’s genocide in Gaza. ….more
