Muslim slogans

Mamdani touts 'Babies not Bombs' messaging as progressive primary wins signal a power balance shift

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the morning after the primaries, Mamdani touted the triumphs as a shift in the balance of power between “working people” and “special interests.”

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigns with Brad Lander, candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District during primary elections in New York City, US, June 23, 2026.
Soccer Football - International Friendly - Northern Ireland v Israel - Windsor Park, Belfast, Britain - September 11, 2018 Free Palestine message displayed on a hill outside the stadium

Free Palestine? A lesson in sloganeering

"Free Palestine" offers some lessons in the power of a slogan — And an opportunity to break free from them.

|BySTEWART WEISS
A MAN holds an Afghan flag, one of several that have the words ‘God is great’ on them

‘Allahu Akbar’

The translation of the phrase is often rendered as “God is Great,” but when you unpack the term you quickly realize that it is much more than a simple expression.

|ByMICAH HALPERN
Temple Mount

Jewish visitors to Jerusalem's Temple Mount besieged, taunted by hundreds of Muslims

Mob of men, women and children hold up three fingers to represent three abducted yeshiva students.

|ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD