{
  "id": 4711871,
  "title": "Brad Lander, Jewish Mamdani ally, downplays being berated as a ‘Zionist’ at protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/brad-lander-jewish-mamdani-ally-downplays-being-berated-as-a-zionist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:43:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/brad-lander-jewish-mamdani-ally-downplays-being-berated-as-a-zionist-at-protest/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Brad Lander, a New York Democratic congressional nominee, was verbally abused by protesters at a rally against a Hindu nationalist event in Madison Square Garden. According to The Guardian US, Lander was screamed at and confronted by several protesters over his stance on Israel.\n\nLander has downplayed the incident, describing his antagonists as \"a few loudmouths\". He stated that he will continue to build coalitions, as reported by The Times of Israel.\n\nThe Hindu nationalist event was organized by the RSS movement and featured Mohan Bhagwat, the leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, as a speaker. Lander attended a demonstration against the event.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Congressional nominee Brad Lander heckled over Israel stance at New York protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/congressional-nominee-brad-lander-heckled-over-israel-stance-at-new",
        "published": "2026-08-31T18:03:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}