Just days after publicly mocking President Donald Trump on election night, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani now says he plans to open a direct line of communication with him, calling it “a relationship that will be critical to the success of the city.”
In an interview with NBC New York, Mamdani said he intends to contact the White House before officially taking office, aiming to establish cooperation on key issues while preventing possible confrontations with the federal government. “I will be proactive,” he stated. “I will be reaching out to the White House as we prepare to actually take office because this is a relationship that will be critical to the success of the city.”
The change in tone marks a sharp contrast from Mamdani’s election-night remarks, when he taunted Trump from the podium. “Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up,” Mamdani declared at his Brooklyn victory rally on November 4, drawing cheers from his supporters.
Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, ran on a platform that includes rent freezes, fare-free public buses, universal childcare, and municipally owned grocery stores—all financed through increased taxes on corporations and the wealthy.
President Trump has made his feelings about Mamdani clear, calling him a “communist” and questioning whether New York under Mamdani’s leadership deserves federal support. “It’s gonna be hard,” Trump said of sending federal dollars to the city. On Truth Social, he added that if Mamdani wins, New York will receive only “the very minimum as required” from Washington.
Speaking at a rally in Miami shortly after the election, Trump was more restrained, commenting, “We’ll help him, a little bit maybe.” Still, he accused Mamdani of trying to “turn New York into Venezuela,” warning that “federal aid should go to places that respect American values.”
In his conversation with NBC, Mamdani said he wants to make it clear to Trump that his administration’s focus will be the good of all residents. “I’ll say that I’m here to work for the benefit of everyone who calls the city home and that wherever there is a possibility for working together towards that end, I’m ready,” Mamdani explained. “And if it’s to the expense of those New Yorkers, I will fight it.”
Mamdani is scheduled to be sworn in as New York City’s next mayor on January 1, 2026.
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In an explosive declaration that reignited controversy across Britain’s political landscape, Jeremy Corbyn announced his “absolute opposition to Zionism” during a Your Party gathering in Wandsworth, south-west London, on Sunday. His remarks placed him squarely alongside MP Zarah Sultana — his political partner in founding the new far-left faction — who has long championed an aggressively anti-Israel agenda.
“The whole Zionist project was about expanding Israel forevermore, which is exactly what Netanyahu is doing with the Greater Israel project. So, yes – absolute opposition to Zionism, and absolute solidarity with the people of Palestine,” Corbyn stated.
The remarks, first reported by British Jewish News, were made in response to a question from an activist seeking clarity on the party’s stance toward Zionism. Corbyn elaborated on his beliefs, invoking revisionist history to portray Zionism as an imperialist creation. “Zionism was a creation… I was reading about the imperial history of Zionism – actually, it first reared its head in the late 19th century, with US Zionism in 1840, influenced by British policy in the Middle East.”
He went on to link his opposition to Zionism with his broader pro-Palestinian activism, revealing that he is writing “a very long article at the moment on things to do with Palestine that I’ve been involved with over the past 40 years.” He also doubled down on incendiary claims regarding Gaza, saying, “And now we have the genocide, and it is a genocide in Gaza. We in Your Party are absolutely in solidarity with the people of Palestine, and will be guided by them on the policies we develop and the direction we take going forward.”
Corbyn’s statements drew immediate applause from the audience and renewed scrutiny from the Jewish community, which has long accused him of fostering antisemitic sentiment within the Labour Party during his tenure as leader from 2015 to 2020. His leadership came to a crashing end following Labour’s worst electoral defeat since 1935 — a loss that many attributed to his radical positions and failure to confront antisemitism within the party’s ranks.
During his years as Labour leader, Corbyn became infamous for labeling Hamas and Hezbollah his “friends,” remarks that provoked outrage and which he initially defended before reluctantly retracting. British Jews and community organizations voiced alarm over his associations with far-right Holocaust deniers, antisemitic religious figures, and Islamist groups linked to terror.
Those concerns were vindicated when a damning report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission concluded that under Corbyn’s watch, the Labour leadership had routinely “underplayed, belittled or ignored” antisemitism complaints from Jewish members — and, in some cases, directly interfered to protect his allies. The findings led to Corbyn’s suspension from Labour, and by November 2022, the party permanently barred him from running under its banner. He has since continued his political career as an independent.
Zarah Sultana, who left Labour in 2024, has followed a similar ideological trajectory. As chair of the Socialist Campaign Group, she has accused the British government of complicity in “genocide” for providing arms to Israel. Sultana also introduced legislation seeking to halt all weapons sales to the Jewish state and has publicly aligned with Palestine Action, an organization engaged in violent anti-Israel demonstrations and recently blacklisted as a terrorist entity in the UK.
The partnership between Corbyn and Sultana has been marked by friction over control of Your Party and its guiding philosophy. Sultana has declared unapologetically, “I say it loudly and proudly: I’m an anti-Zionist,” and in August accused Corbyn of having “capitulated to the IHRA definition of antisemitism” while leading Labour. At that time, Corbyn declined to say whether he considered himself an anti-Zionist.
Now, with his unambiguous declaration of “absolute opposition to Zionism,” Jeremy Corbyn has made that answer unmistakably clear — aligning himself with a fringe ideology that continues to alienate Britain’s Jewish community and deepen divisions within the far left.
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At the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, the Casa Rosada, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rav Dovid Yosef, met on Tuesday with Argentine President Javier Milei. The encounter was part of Rav Yosef’s official visit to Jewish communities throughout Argentina and was also attended by Israel’s Ambassador to Argentina, Eyal Sela.
Rav Yosef used the opportunity to express heartfelt gratitude to President Milei for his steadfast friendship with the Jewish people and his vocal defense of Israel. “The entire Jewish people prays for your success,” he told the president. “Thank you for your steadfast support of the State of Israel and the Jewish people as a whole.”
The Chief Rabbi went on to say, “You will be remembered in the annals of history as a president who stood on the right side of history,” acknowledging Milei’s moral courage and principled stance during difficult times for Israel.
Milei’s commitment to Israel has become one of the defining aspects of his leadership. Since the start of the war in Gaza, he has repeatedly and publicly affirmed Israel’s right to protect itself from terror, often contrasting sharply with leaders who have hesitated or condemned Israel’s actions.
True to his word, Milei made Israel his first destination abroad after taking office, fulfilling a central campaign pledge that underscored his deep affinity with the Jewish state. His announcement earlier this year that Argentina would move its embassy to Yerushalayim further solidified that bond.
In recognition of his consistent advocacy and friendship, Milei received the prestigious Genesis Prize last year, honoring his “unwavering support of Israel at a time when many nations have turned their backs on the Jewish state.” The award reflected the respect and admiration he has earned within the global Jewish community — sentiments echoed powerfully by Rav Yosef during their meeting in Buenos Aires.
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President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that he intends to take legal action against the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of deliberately altering and misrepresenting his speech from January 6, 2021. Speaking to Laura Ingraham on Fox News, Trump said, “Well, I think I have an obligation to do it.”
The controversy erupted after it was revealed that the BBC had edited Trump’s remarks from that day, removing portions in which he urged supporters to remain peaceful. “They defrauded the public, and they’ve admitted it…this is within one of our great allies, you know. This is supposedly our great ally, BBC. The government has a chunk of that one, I guess. But that’s a pretty sad event,” Trump said in the interview.
Describing the incident as a blatant act of distortion, Trump emphasized that his address had been calm and measured. “They actually changed my January 6th speech, which was a beautiful speech, which was a very calming speech. And they made it sound radical. And they actually changed it,” he said, adding that the BBC’s conduct “was very dishonest.”
The fallout for the broadcaster was swift. BBC Director-General Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, head of News and Current Affairs, both stepped down on Sunday after public outrage over the manipulated footage. Reports indicated that editors had not only cut a significant section of Trump’s call for peaceful protest but had also spliced together unrelated moments to make them appear sequential.
As the controversy widened, critics accused the BBC of breaching its foundational duty of impartiality. Many charged the network with deliberate political interference and “journalistic fraud” inconsistent with its publicly funded mission.
Trump took to Truth Social to further condemn the network, posting, “These are very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election. On top of everything else, they are from a Foreign Country, one that many consider our Number One Ally. What a terrible thing for Democracy!”
By Monday, the BBC confirmed that it had received a formal letter from Trump’s legal team threatening a lawsuit. The broadcaster stated that it would “respond in due course,” as scrutiny over its editorial practices continued to mount.
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