NEW YORK (VINnews) — Attorney and law professor Alan Dershowitz launched a sharp attack against Jewish voters in New York who support mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, comparing their political behavior to that of Jews in Germany who, through their support in 1932, helped pave the way for the rise of Nazism. Dershowitz made the remarks during the podcast “America’s Mayor Live,” hosted by Rudy Giuliani.

Dershowitz argued forcefully that American Jews, particularly those living in liberal neighborhoods of New York such as the Upper West Side, are “politically homeless.”

He added with bitter sarcasm: “Of those 7,000 Jews who voted for him, probably 6,000 ended up in the gas chambers. You would think they would have learned the lesson, but no, they continue voting for candidates who are hostile to them.”

During his conversation with Giuliani, Dershowitz sharply criticized the Democratic Party, arguing that it no longer has room for Jews who support Israel. By contrast, he claimed that within the Republican Party, “anyone who expresses hatred toward Jews gets thrown out on their backside.”

As part of a broader discussion about the security situation, Dershowitz also addressed the U.S. administration’s policy toward Israel.

He said he shared the frustration expressed by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who had criticized the U.S. president, claiming that he had “prevented Israel from eliminating Hezbollah.”

Giuliani echoed Dershowitz’s remarks, adding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s objective had been “to destroy Hezbollah as a proxy of the Iranian regime and see whether he could eliminate the threat once and for all.”

Dershowitz and Giuliani agreed that the prospect of New York electing leadership that they view as openly hostile to Israel and to Western values is both “absurd and dangerous.”

The two concluded that the resurgence of antisemitism around the world, coupled with what they described as political silence among liberal circles, should serve as a wake-up call for the Jewish community.

Summarizing the discussion, Giuliani said: “We are under attack by forces united in their hatred of America, Israel, the Jewish people, and Christianity.”

He urged Jewish voters to reexamine their political loyalties on the basis of principles and values rather than political habit or transactional considerations.