Amy Spitalnick

Role
Jewish Council for Public Affairs chief executive, interviewed by the Forward
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Amy Spitalnick on Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?

coded language to smear all Muslim leaders as terrorists

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Reporting

Attacks on Mamdani test Jewish efforts to confront Islamophobia as 9/11 anniversary nears (opens in a new tab)Spitalnick interview paragraphs; ADL parenthetical after Jonathan Jacoby's discussion of Mamdani Monitor

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Original interviews and a reported ADL refusal concerning this story. September 10 is the publication date, not a verified interview or refusal time; noon UTC represents day precision.

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The interview discusses a protest flyer and anti-Muslim imagery. Date follows publication; utterance time is unknown.

After the quotation

She also disagrees with some Mamdani views. This is not a blanket policy endorsement.

Challenged the characterization
How this statement is classified

Challenges the rhetoric, not every attendance objection or criticism of Mamdani.

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