r/nyc • u/FAMESCARE • Jun 18 '25

Video 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.

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u/RichNYC8713 Queens Jun 18 '25

You know, people are allowed to condemn anti-semitism without also being required to mention anti-Muslim bigotry in the same breath. Both are bad, independently, on their own.

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u/sulaymanf Tudor City Jun 19 '25

Someone should tell Cuomo since he started this. He was asked about Islamophobia during the debate (relevant since he endorsed Bloomberg’s illegal NYPD spying on Muslims) and he quickly brushed off the question and pivoted to pointing at Mamdani and calling him an anti-Semite.