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'Jewish and Muslim Safety Are Intertwined' - Comedian Ilana Glazer on Mamdani's Victory and the Weaponization of Antisemitism

'Jewish and Muslim Safety Are Intertwined' - Comedian Ilana Glazer on Mamdani's Victory and the Weaponization of Antisemitism

We're Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends vor 11 Monaten

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On the day after Zohran Mamdani's historic election win, what
better 'We're Not Kidding' guest could we ask for than New York
City icon Ilana Glazer? The Jewish-American comedian, activist,
and 'Broad City' creator joined Mehdi in midtown Manhattan to
talk about what Mamdani's victory means for the future of US
politics.

The two also discuss the recent failures of the Democratic party
and whether Mamdani's win has the power to finally push party
leadership to embrace its populist flank. "Chuck Schumer
and Hakeem Jeffries were not there celebrating last
night," Ilana says. "A Democratic mayor won.
They should be there celebrating." They also talk about
someone else who was definitely not celebrating on election night
— Debra Messing and her very public Instagram crash out.

Ilana opens up to Mehdi about her feelings around the modern
Jewish identity, particularly since Oct. 7. The two also discuss
the weaponization of antisemitism by figures like
Jonathan Greenblatt (who has already announced
the Anti-Defamation League's 'Mamdani Monitor' to purportedly
"keep Jewish New Yorkers safe"), while simultaneously ignoring
the dangers of right-wing antisemitism espoused by people like
Nick Fuentes and Tucker
Carlson. Finally, Mehdi asks Ilana about speaking out
against Israel's genocide in Gaza and the risks of receiving
backlash or being censored.

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Credits:

Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan

Guest Host: Ilana Glazer

Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi

Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello

Music: Andy Clausen

Design: Alicia Tatone

Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera

Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali