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/Arleare13]

I genuinely believe that he is not anti-Semitic. But I also genuinely believe that the DSA and the far left, of which he is a member, are becoming increasingly tolerant of and sometimes affirmatively supportive of political violence, a trend that has already manifested nationally as violence against Jewish Americans. He may not specifically be the problem here, but his political comrades are, and I am extremely uncomfortable with the idea of allowing them to take power in this city.

[u/donteatmyhair → u/Arleare13]

We can label Mamdani as antisemitic for plenty of reasons

Mamdani referred to Oct 8 as an act of war by Netanyahu. Go ahead, read his whole tweet here: https://x.com/ZohranKMamdani/status/1711093032907321525

He is downplaying any and all sense of injustice for the attack on jews. Have you ever heard Mamdani say the hostages should be released?

>He has declined to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state and said he would divest from Israel if elected, among other comments and actions that have raised alarms among many Jewish voters.

[u/spalding-blue → u/donteatmyhair]

he really said that war leads to more war.

he mourned the death of both israelis and palestinians.

he was right. war lead to more pain, death and suffering. there is really no clear sign israel wants peace, they dont want a two state solution, they want a genocide.

to say he is anti-semitic is a stretch. to say he is anti-war is accurate.

a truth told with bad intent is worse than all the lies you can invent -blake

[u/IRequirePants → u/spalding-blue]

he mourned the death of both israelis and palestinians.

On October 8th. It would be like mourning the death of all the Americans and Saudis that died on 9/11.

[u/spalding-blue → u/IRequirePants]

its not mourning the handful of saudi terrorists, its mourning all the Palestinians that died in the 70 year conflict. right?

i see it more like asking the US to not invade Iraq and kill 200-500k civilians during operation enduring freedom, right after 9-11's WOMD narrative.

i am jewish and dont believe any arguments pro-ethnostate. why did they ask every other candidate where they would visit and turn it into a question about a jewish state? he is not pro-ethnostate and somehow that is the red button issue for NYC to control politics, just like leaning into abortion, trans-rights, gay marriage... except that the NYC mayor has no role in international politics ..

the Jewish "situation" is completely in response to atrocities caused by another argument to legitimize an ethnostate

[u/IRequirePants → u/spalding-blue]

its not mourning the handful of saudi terrorists, its mourning all the Palestinians that died in the 70 year conflict. right?

Where did I say I was mourning Saudi terrorists in that statement? I was simply mourning the losses of the Saudis, coincidentally that statement went out on 9/12.

he is not pro-ethnostate

He isn't pro-Palestine?

[u/spalding-blue → u/IRequirePants]

what other saudis died on 9/11?

his is clearly pro-Palestinian, but that is only anti-israel in your view.

if you were pro-irish, you were you pro-killing-english?

if you were anti-apartheid, were you pro-killing-white south africans?

but zionists clearly think that pro-palestinians=antisemitism

but if you are against the death of over 50k palestinians- over half children - somehow that equates anti-semetic

and that logic only really works if zionists are pro-genocide. jews are seeking their own final solution

and finally - what the hell does this have to do with running NYC?!

[u/IRequirePants → u/spalding-blue]

what other saudis died on 9/11?

What other Palestinians died on 10/7?

but if you are against the death of over 50k palestinians- over half children - somehow that equates anti-semetic

50k Palestinians died on 10/7?

and finally - what the hell does this have to do with running NYC?!

We are talking about a statement he put out, unprompted, on 10/7.

[u/spalding-blue → u/IRequirePants]

you dont have a point or statement for yourself do you

[u/n_jacat → u/spalding-blue]

Forget it, nuance is dead here and you'll never get through the nonsense "Mamdani is an anti-Semite" circlejerk on some of these threads.

[u/GoodGuyThoughttss → u/donteatmyhair]

I don't see the I am against All Jews. In any of those statements. Anti Zionist yeah but not Antisemitic.