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Welcome to the first edition of The Majority View. Every Friday, we’ll share a handful of essential articles impacting the conversation around Jewish life, community security, and political representation. The goal is simple: to help you stay informed, grounded in facts, and equipped to push back against narratives that distort who the Jewish community is and what we stand for.

📰 Top Stories This Week

Earlier this month, Somerville, Massachusetts, became the first city in the U.S. to pass a ballot initiative in favor of divesting from Israel.

Why it matters: Anti-Zionist activists are using fringe Jewish organizations to attack core Jewish values. It is necessary to understand their tactics to prevent the tokenization of the Jewish community.

Go Deeper: In the same election, Willie Burnley Jr., a non-Jewish member of Jewish Voice for Peace, gained 44 percent of the vote in his losing bid to become Somerville's next mayor.

Read: the playbook being circulated by BDS advocates this week: “‘Change is possible’: How Somerville organized to pass a ballot question to divest from Israel”

Sens. John Fetterman and Ted Cruz both addressed the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly to discuss antisemitism.

Why it matters: Amid growing antisemitism throughout the United States, it is essential for elected officials to call out and reject Jew-hatred.

Meanwhile: In an act of blatant antisemitism, demonstrators heckled Jews and chanted for an intifada outside a New York City synagogue on Wednesday night.

Read: Fetterman: Social media to blame for driving Israel hate among young people

Read: Cruz: Republicans must stand firm against antisemitism

Rep. Rashida Tlaib recently introduced H.Res.876, “Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza.”

Why it matters: Libels like "genocide" are used to delegitimize Israel and create a permission structure for violence against Jews worldwide. All of us can play a part in refuting these claims.

Read: The Fatal Flaws in Tlaib’s Congressional Gaza “Genocide” Resolution

📣 In Case You Missed It

Writing in Baptist News Global, Rabbi Fred Guttman declared:

"Peace will come only when the dream of destroying Israel and the ideology of anti-Zionism are abandoned. That fantasy has fueled every war against Israel, justified every rocket and robbed generations of Palestinians of leaders committed to their future."

Read: A rabbi’s call for balance, moral clarity and reconciliation.

In a comment to JTA, Jewish Majority Executive Director Jonathan Schulman stated:

“The decision to retain Commissioner Tisch is a welcome sign from the mayor-elect. Her record on public safety is strong, and New Yorkers depend on that stability.

This single appointment doesn’t change the broader reality: Mayor-elect Mamdani’s core ideological commitments remain fundamentally at odds with the values of the overwhelming majority of the Jewish community. The test now is whether Commissioner Tisch will be empowered to do her job fully and impartially. Her mandate to protect every New Yorker, including Jews who have been singled out for supporting Israel’s existence, must be preserved without exception.”

Read: Jessica Tisch to stay on as Mamdani’s NYPD commissioner, reassuring some Jewish leaders

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