Summary
- Brad Lander, Jewish NYC Comptroller, considering mayoral run
- Lander attends pro-Palestinian rallies and holds progressive views
- Potential run could present a progressive alternative to incumbent Eric Adams
- Concerns about Lander’s association with far-left figures and impact on Jewish Democratic voters
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- Brad Lander, a potential mayoral candidate in NYC, is seen as an authentic representative of Jewish values in left-leaning spaces.
- Lander has a background in Reform Judaism and progressive politics, combining his Jewish identity with social justice activism.
- He has taken positions on issues like the Israel-Hamas conflict that align with the Jewish left, maintaining connections to progressive groups like Jews for Economic and Racial Justice.
- Critics on the right question his self-identification as a Zionist supporting Israel due to his associations with harsh critics of Israel.
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- Mayor Adams and Brad Lander have differing views on Israel and anti-Semitism
- Lander criticized Adams for NYPD arrests of student protestors at Columbia and City College
- Adams and Lander have had an adversarial relationship, especially regarding migrant treatment
- Other obstacles to Lander’s candidacy include difficulties securing donors, winning over certain voters, and facing an incumbent
