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Peter Beinart, Elliot Cosgrove and other Jewish leaders face off over the future of liberal Zionism

January 7, 2026January 8, 2026Sara Wood

For decades, liberal Zionism served the American Jewish majority as the ideological bridge between democratic and Jewish values: Support for Israel was based in, and justified by, a commitment to Jewish self-determination anchored in democracy, and animated by the promise of peace with the Palestinians. On Tuesday night in Manhattan, a group of prominent rabbis […]

NYC rabbi who spurred anti-Mamdani push turns his criticism toward Jews and Israel at Zionist gathering

December 9, 2025December 9, 2025Sara Wood

In the lead-up to New York City’s mayoral election last month, Elliot Cosgrove emerged as one of the most outspoken rabbinic critics of Zohran Mamdani, the anti-Zionist activist who is now the mayor-elect. On Monday, speaking to a convention of Zionists, Cosgrove turned his critique toward U.S. Jews, saying that supporters of Israel “shouldn’t be […]