I think this stance is the thing that a lot of people who try to paint progressive Muslim candidates as inherently anti-semitic miss. I can't tell you how many people asked me if I felt worried about Mamdani, and I was just incredulous every time.
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"