# Jewish NYC health workers say Mamdani’s hostility to Israel lead to discrimination, retaliation: suit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jewish-nyc-health-workers-say-mamdanis-hostility-to-israel-lead-to-discrimination-retaliation-suit/
- Published: 2026-11-13T21:47:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T22:22:26+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/jewish-nyc-health-workers-say-mamdanis-hostility-to-israel-lead-to-discrimination-retaliation-suit/
- Topics: Middle East, World

## Key points

- Seven health workers allege anti-Jewish discrimination in a lawsuit.
- Their proposed Jewish employee group was rejected.
- The city investigation into them closed without findings.

## Summary

Seven New York City Health Department employees have sued the city, alleging that officials discriminated against Jewish staff by rejecting their proposed employee group and retaliating after they mourned Jews killed at a Hanukah gathering in Australia. The complaint argues that the department’s actions, alongside what it describes as Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s hostility towards Israel, contributed to an anti-Jewish workplace climate.

The lawsuit says the department rejected HINENU, a proposed group focused on Jewish peoplehood, ancestry and culture, while recognising groups including LGBTQ+ colleagues and indigenous peoples. It alleges that after the workers emailed 85 colleagues and organised an online support space, an equal employment official ordered them to stop and investigated them over alleged discrimination; the case was later closed without findings. The department’s employee groups receive an agency email account, a SharePoint page, calendar access and an annual budget of $5,000.

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