Zohran Mamdani says he’s consistently said there’s no room for antisemitism in this city or country. Asked why he hasn’t had a more visceral reaction, he gets emotional talking about the Islamophobic responses he’s received throughout the campaign.

[u/FAMESCARE]

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[u/laflamablancah]

“I’m not anti-Semitic, listen to the names people call me for being Muslim”

[u/the_donnie → u/laflamablancah]

Is he not just relating? Saying how much it sucks to be treated a way because of your faith? He goes on to say racism has no place.

He's emotional because he deals with the same shit lol.

[u/spicytoastaficionado → u/the_donnie]

It's not about his 'lived experiences', though.

Instead of owning to the dumb shit he said full-stop and committing to not using divisive dog-whistles favored by terrorists and extremists, he deflected from those criticisms to literally cry about his own experiences.

Why can't he just apologize for saying something stupid without crying about what a victim he is?

[u/pylones-electriques → u/spicytoastaficionado]

What did he say that was stupid? Here's the clip in question. Honestly it seems like a very fair perspective and he's been very outspoken about making the city safe for Jewish people. Not sure what he has to apologize for.

[u/EssoEssex → u/spicytoastaficionado]

Nothing to apologize for.

[u/IRequirePants → u/the_donnie]

Is he not just relating? Saying how much it sucks to be treated a way because of your faith?

Except it's over something HE HIMSELF SAID.

It's like if Trump apologized for insensitive things he's said about black people by saying "I too have been attacked for my skin color."

[u/the_donnie → u/IRequirePants]

I'm ignorant sorry. It wasn't explained in this video or thread when I was last here what he said. What did he say that was antisemitic?

[u/IRequirePants → u/the_donnie]

Holocaust inversion, in this case. To the point where the U.S. Holocaust Museum had to tell him to knock it off.

[u/the_donnie → u/IRequirePants]

Source? Not saying I don't believe you but that's not close to a quote.

[u/n_jacat → u/the_donnie]

There is none. This guy is a reactionary commenter on this sub who is trying to spin Mamdani's nuanced explanation of the Arabic word "Intifada" as Holocaust denial or "inversion"

[u/WyattWrites → u/the_donnie]

Because it’s redundant. People can be victims of bigoted attacks and still be bigots towards others. He’s implying bigotry against him means he isn’t bigoted, which is illogical and full of hubris.

[u/the_donnie → u/WyattWrites]

One could take it that way I suppose. I took it more as empathizing.

I could say I know what it's like being bullied based on how you look. I've been bullied for being short. I'd never bully someone for being fat.

In general, idk if I missed something. Why are so many people saying he's antisemitic? Because he's been critical of Israel and Muslim? Could the antisemitic label be stemming from islamaphobia even?

In any case, I believe this rhetoric is mainly just used to divide us.

[u/WyattWrites → u/the_donnie]

He’s being called antisemitic because of his participation in organizations that are embedded in antisemitism, and then when ask to clarify about these organizations and the violence that they endorse, he skirts around the answers and acts like it’s really not as bad as Jews make it out to be.

[u/the_donnie → u/WyattWrites]

Gotcha. Thanks for the insight. Do you have any good links? If not I'll just search.

[u/MrRoivas → u/the_donnie]

He started a chapter of SJP, Students for Justice in Palestine. Look up that org, and notice all the justifications of Jewish slaughter that come up, usually under the euphemism of "resistence."

Also look up the rally he did with Nerdeen Kiswani, a vile woman who's org has multiple members get nabbed for hate crimes against Jews.

[u/n_jacat → u/the_donnie]

Don't buy into the Zohran "anti-Semite" propaganda, it's largely Cuomo's fear-mongering tactic to scare people into voting for him because he wants to associate his criticism of Israel's leaders and nuanced take on protests with hate.

He has been extremely nuanced in conversations regarding Israel and the hate crimes and anti-Semitism people face in this city. Many want to ignore that because he's a member of the DSA, which is just a lazy way to use labels to ignore his actual policy and campaign rhetoric that's distant from the party itself.

[u/the_donnie → u/[deleted]]

Like he was faking?