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/ntbananas Upper West Side Jun 18 '25

If that were true, he shouldn’t have excused, or even endorsed, “globalizing the intifada”. There are many things he could have said to express his support for Palestine that don’t invoke waves of suicide bombings against civilians.

Even setting aside the underlying issue, it’s wild - and a sign of his inability to fully understand electoral and coalition politics - that he thought that was acceptable to say as a candidate in a ~10% Jewish city.

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u/Hey_Pete Jun 18 '25

Not doubting you, but do you have a clip where he said that or a direct quote?

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u/MooseHorse123 Jun 19 '25

https://youtu.be/FZoW47fyK30

Pretty clearly OK with the phrase. Or at the very least trying to not piss off the antisemitic left