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Jewish News 24 · Sep 2, 2026

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Bruce Blakeman says he has become more religious in recent years, a personal transformation that he says has strengthened his commitment to protecting New York’s Jewish community. The Nassau County executive and Republican candidate for governor told JNS that, if elected, he would use the powers of the governor’s office to take action against Mayor Zohran Mamdani if the mayor continues what Blakeman described as virulently antisemitic rhetoric. “I wouldn’t let Zohran Mamdani get away with the virulent antisemitic comments he’s made,” Blakeman said in an interview with JNS. “I would tell him to stop and if he didn’t, I would take action, which the governor has the power to do.”

Bruce Blakeman says he has become more religious in recent years, a personal transformation that he says has strengthened his commitment to protecting New York’s Jewish community. The Nassau County executive and Republican candidate for governor told JNS that, if elected, he would use the powers of the governor’s office to take action against Mayor Zohran Mamdani if the mayor continues what Blakeman described as virulently antisemitic rhetoric. “I wouldn’t let Zohran Mamdani get away with the virulent antisemitic comments he’s made,” Blakeman said in an interview with JNS. “I would tell him to stop and if he didn’t, I would take action, which the governor has the power to do.”

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