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Cuomo says key factor in his primary loss was Mamdani’s support from young, Jewish and pro-Palestinian voters (forward.com)
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“I would wager that in the primary, more than 50% of the Jewish people voted for Mamdani,” Cuomo told the crowd of around 450 at a breakfast event Sunday at the Hampton Synagogue.

He believed they were influenced by Mamdani’s appeal to younger and first-time voters who, Cuomo said, view criticism of Israel as opposing the policies of the Israeli government in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “They are pro-Palestinian, and they don’t consider it being anti-Israel,” he said.

“We have the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, and I was proud to be the strongest advocate,” Cuomo continued. “But many, especially younger people, don’t consider saying anti-Israel is different than being antisemitic.”

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago

Oh Dari is Persian based isn't it, for some reason my brain was thinking semetic. Farsi and Arabic using the same alphabet for the most part ties them together in my head. But that doesn't mean they are close, clearly Spanish, Portuguese, and English use the same alphabet, but while Spanish and Portuguese or Italian are closer, English is much further. (Just a few letters are different)

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