(JNS.org) New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s January appearance before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has garnered harsh behind-the-scenes criticism from his liberal Jewish supporters, newly revealed emails show.

“I am actually getting as many angry messages from Jewish non-AIPAC folks (Pro Israel, J Street and Peace Now Supporters) than I did on the east side snow problems,” State Senator Liz Krueger wrote to de Blasio’s senior aide Emma Wolfe on Jan. 30, the New York Daily News reported Monday, citing one of the emails it obtained.

Additionally, the Daily News reported that on Jan. 31, Victor Kovner, a board member of the J Street lobby group emailed New York City Hall requesting to personally give de Blasio an alternative perspective on Israel and the Middle­ East to that of AIPAC. In his private speech before AIPAC, de Blasio said that New York City Hall “will always be open to AIPAC,” and that he will always answer a call by the pro-Israel lobby and “answer it happily.”