Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani nabbed the key endorsement of longtime state Sen. John Liu in the New York City mayoral race on Monday — despite their major differences on Israel. Liu, a trailblazing Asian American politician from Queens,

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorses Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani the day after Mamdani refused to say he supports Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state in a debate with other mayoral candidates.

( JTA) — Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old Democratic Socialist mounting a strong campaign in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, has consistently declined to say he would visit Israel if elected, setting the stage for a 75-year-old tradition to potentially come to an end.