Zionism Is No Longer a Winning Strategy: American Jewish Activist on Mamdani’s Win
The American Jewish activist, Katherine Wela Bogen (Katie), commended the victory of the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, who secured a stunning victory over former governor, Andrew Cuomo, in the primary election for the Democratic nomination on June 24, 2025.
In a viral video on social media, the American activist said that Mamdani’s victory sends an eye-opening message to politicians that Zionism is no longer a guarantee of electoral victory.
Not a Guarantee for Victory
“What I like about Zohran Mamdani’s win is that politicians are getting the message that being a Zionist is no longer a winning strategy, that is no longer a guarantee of electoral victory. It doesn’t matter if you have AIPAC funding, it doesn’t matter who endorses you. It doesn’t matter which billionaires are backing your campaign,” Katherine Bogen said about Mamdani’s victory.
“Being a Zionist is no longer a winning strategy because people are awake to human rights abuses of the State of Israel. People have compassion and empathy for all of Palestine, for Gaza, for the West Bank, for those who have been displaced,” she added.
People Waking Up
“And I think that is a moral reckoning for our country. It is a moral reckoning for our political and electoral system. People are being mindful about who represents them and what that says to our neighbors on the global stage, what it says about the ethical core, the soul or spirit of America,” she said.
“I love that politicians are now getting the message ‘you don’t get a guarantee to success just because you align yourself with this fascistic ethnonationalist state and all of its money’. And I’m not saying Jews control all the money. I’m a Jewish girl; that’s a very important caveat for me to offer here. I’m saying that AIPAC funding, CUFI (Christians United for Israel) funding, billionaire funding is no longer gonna win elections, if what you are touting is mass death,” the American Jewish activist noted.
