New York mayoral frontrunner Adams gets high marks from Orthodox community “The Flatbush Jewish community, our leadership, residents, yeshivah leaders, parents and business owners all agree that, for our community, the No. 1 issue in the election was public safety,” said community leader Chaskel Bennett. Faygie Holt June 24, 2021
Brooklyn Jewish community throws weight in Democratic primaries for New York mayor race The leadership of the Satmar Chasidim in New York announced that they are backing of Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams for mayor after previously endorsing his closest competitor former Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Yang. Faygie Holt June 11, 2021
Yang backtracks support for Israel after facing criticism His original tweet sparked #YangSupportsGenocide; as a result, Muslim organizers canceled a pre-planned food drive with him to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. May 13, 2021
New York mayoral candidate Yang voices solidarity with Israel amid ongoing violence Democrat Andrew Yang on Twitter: “I’m standing with the people of Israel who are coming under bombardment attacks and condemn the Hamas terrorists.” May 11, 2021
New York mayoral candidate Yang says BDS is ‘nonviolent,’ but ‘anti-Semitic’ Andrew Yang was asked to clarify his stance on the BDS movement following conflicting remarks he made at a forum on March 18 that was hosted by Emgage, a Muslim-American advocacy organization. March 22, 2021
Yang walks back tough anti-BDS stance during Muslim Democratic Club forum New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang said he has an issue with organizations that don’t disavow “very, very violent tactics” towards Israel, though he doesn’t have an issue with individuals or activists “making a case for what they think is right.” Feb. 26, 2021
Anti-Israel activist accosts mayoral candidate Yang for anti-BDS stance Andrew Yang, now a candidate for New York City’s top job, has said that “a Yang administration will push back against the BDS movement, which singles out Israel for unfair economic punishment.” Feb. 24, 2021
Andrew Yang got it right on BDS While differences exist between the anti-Jewish boycotts of the 1930s and current BDS campaigns, we dare not ignore the parallels. Stephen H. Norwood and Rafael Medoff Jan. 31, 2021
Andrew Yang backtracks on whether Palestinian refugees should have ‘right to return’ In response to a question by “The New York Times”: “Should all Palestinian refugees and their descendants have the right to return to Israel?” Yang simply answered “Yes.” Feb. 10, 2020
