Dispute breaks out in Satmar Hasidic movement over NYC mayoral endorsement

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/dispute-breaks-out-in-satmar-hasidic-movement-over-mamdani-endorsement/

A dispute breaks out in the Satmar Hasidic movement in New York City over which candidate to endorse in the upcoming mayoral election.

Local media reported earlier today that Rabbi Moishe Indig, a prominent leader in the Satmar Ahronim faction, was set to endorse State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, a far-left, anti-Israel candidate. Indig and Mamdani then met this afternoon.

Around the same time, three other leaders of the faction released a statement endorsing former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, a pro-Israel centrist and Mamdani’s leading challenger