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Hate is on the ballot this November — can Los Angeles pass the test?

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The Los Angeles mayoral race has become a focal point for testing the rise of antisemitic sentiment within the socialist movement, particularly focusing on candidate Nithya Raman. During a Q&A session at the Skirball Cultural Center, Raman faced intense scrutiny over her association with Hasan Piker, an individual known for making hateful remarks, and her stance on Israel’s actions in Gaza. Despite claims of wanting to protect Jewish rights in Los Angeles, Raman defended her support for false narratives about Israel that contribute to a climate of fear among the city's Jewish community.

Written by AI on 2026-09-30, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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At a Jewish Los Angeles Mayoral Forum held at the Skirball Cultural Center in June 2026, Nithya Raman, a progressive City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate, defended her use of the term "genocide" to describe Israel's actions in Gaza. This sparked unease among the roughly 1,000 attendees. In contrast, incumbent Mayor Karen Bass distanced herself from Raman’s stance on both BDS and the characterization of Israeli actions as genocide. The forum highlighted the increasing sensitivity around antisemitism; LAPD recorded 46 anti-Jewish hate crimes in Los Angeles from January through May 2026, marking a significant rise compared to previous years.

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How far will the socialist antisemite wave roll in America? asserted

wave → roll → America

Surging candidate Nithya Raman just proved she’s at least as bad as New York’s Zohran Mamdani at a Q&A in front of a largely Jewish audience at the Skirball Cultural Center. asserted

she → surge → Center

The forum covered issues of interest to the city in general, but also to a Jewish community that has endured a wave of antisemitic attacks; Mayor Karen Bass, appearing separately, was terrible too — but Raman took the cake. asserted

Raman → cover → cake

Asked if she regrets doing a podcast hosted by Hasan Piker, an antisemite who said America deserved 9/11, Raman demurred, claiming she has a duty “to speak on different platforms” to reach voters. asserted

she → ask → voters

Would she do a podcast whose host had made “incredibly hateful” remarks about other groups? asserted

host → do → groups

Yes, said Raman, as gasps went through the room. asserted

gasps → say → room

She proceeded to say she believes Israel committed “genocide” in Gaza, citing unnamed “experts” who claim (falsely) that the IDF deliberately targeted hospitals and children. uncertain

IDF → proceed → hospitals

Yet she then said she wants Jews to feel free to worship and express their faith in LA — refusing to admit that the “genocide” lie is precisely why Jews feel unsafe, since it’s the excuse for anti-Israel protests that target Jewish schools and synagogues. asserted

that → say → schools

After anti-Israel protesters blocked access to an LA synagogue in 2024, President Joe Biden condemned the outrage; the Justice Department launched a civil-rights investigation under President Donald Trump. asserted

Department → block → Trump

But Raman’s supporters in the Democratic Socialists of America want to defund the Jewish nonprofit that provides security to synagogues and schools — it’s the only such group the DSA singles out in its manifesto. asserted

DSA → want → manifesto

Raman is fueling the hate, not fighting it, just like fellow socialist Mamdani, whose new plan for fighting antisemitism also ignores “anti-Zionist” violence. asserted

plan → fuel → violence

In an election that also features Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate run in Michigan, hate is very much on the ballot this November; isn’t it time it started losing? asserted

it → feature → ballot

Hate is on the ballot this November — can Los Angeles pass the test?

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