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NYC Mayor Beats Netanyahu in Jewish Voters' Favorability Poll

7/11/2026

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Summary

Story summary

A new AP-NORC poll shows New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani outranking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in favorability among Jewish American adults.
Mamdani earned a 44% favorable rating and a net +5 point score, while Netanyahu posted a net –27 point rating among Jewish adults.
Mamdani declined to attend the Israel Day parade, said he would not call Israel a Jewish state, and urged a peaceful event.

History

Historical Context

The 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act, passed unanimously (95-0) and signed by President Bill Clinton, required the U.S. embassy to move to Jerusalem within five years—a move Clinton repeatedly delayed with waivers. Decades of debate, echoed in the 2017 Trump recognition and 2018 embassy opening, still shape Jewish-American politics, where Zohran Mamdani now holds 44 % favorability and a –27 net rating.

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Story summary

A new AP-NORC poll shows New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani outranking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in favorability among Jewish American adults.
Mamdani earned a 44% favorable rating and a net +5 point score, while Netanyahu posted a net –27 point rating among Jewish adults.
Mamdani declined to attend the Israel Day parade, said he would not call Israel a Jewish state, and urged a peaceful event.

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