A resurfaced video from 2023 shows New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaking at a Democratic Socialist Convention, saying, “When the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it’s been laced by the IDF [Israel Defense Forces].” Critics have called the comments antisemitic, and the clip has renewed scrutiny of Mamdani’s past rhetoric including previous calls to defund the police. Some U.S. law-enforcement agencies, including the NYPD, have participated in exchange or training programs with Israe