Pro-Israel leaders in New York expressed alarm at the primary victories of three Democratic candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Progressive Jewish groups celebrated.
"I said on the campaign trail that I wouldn't be attending the parade, and I've made my views on the Israeli government abundantly clear," Mamdani said.
Mamdani, who was sworn into office in January as the city's first Muslim mayor, has been admonished by Jewish groups over his alignment with pro-Palestinian groups, criticism of the Israeli government, and his use of the phrase "globalize the intifada."
The managing director for Wireless Festival, an annual hip-hop festival held in London, England, has responded to mounting pressure from British lawmakers, Jewish groups, and corporate sponsors to disinvite rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, for previous anti-Semitic remarks. The post Festival Chief Defends Booking Kanye West as UK Govt Weighs Entry Ban. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The managing director of Wireless Festival in London, England, defended the decision to have Kanye West as a headliner, despite a push to bar him from the country over previous anti-Semitic remarks. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Kanye West, Festival Republic’s managing director Melvin Benn, Jewish groups, British government officials and lawmakers, and festival sponsors. WHEN & WHERE: Wireless Festival, scheduled for July, held in Finsbury Park, London. KEY QUOTE: “Forgiveness and giving people a second chance are becoming a lost virtue in this ever-increasing divisive world .” – Melvin Benn IMPACT: Sponsors have pulled out, Jewish groups have criticized the decision, and the British government is reviewing…Open