The New York City Democrat mayoral primary on June 24 ended with Zohran Mamdani, a so-called Democratic Socialist, effectively becoming the party’s standard-bearer in the Nov. 4 mayoral election. Many are rightly troubled by this unfortunate circumstance.

After all, whether it’s his defense of the slogan “Globalize the intifada”; anti-Zionism as a euphemism for antisemitism; failure to condemn the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and instead criticizing Israel on Oct. 8; invocation of a “genocide” blood libel of Israel; supporting BDS; calling to defund the New York City Police Department; or his embrace of Marxist policies, Mamdani’s brand is toxic to the majority of Jewish and other Americans.

The Democratic Party machinery in New York City seems to have been hijacked by the Democratic Socialists of America. This was no mean feat. The DSA has organized young volunteers who they keep involved with the group even when not working on elections. Recruitment lures include far-left politics and ideology, and most recently, melding with anti-Israel and antisemitic radical Islamists of all stripes.