Zohran Mamdani, backed by Democratic Socialists, defends BDS support and critiques Israel, sparking debate in New York City's mayoral race and among Jewish groups.

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.

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,