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| After NYC primary upset, anti-Israel activist Mamdani vows not to ‘abandon my beliefs’ |
| 2025-06-26 |
| [IsraelTimes] Beating Cuomo in Democratic mayoral primary, ‘globalize the intifada’ advocate who’d arrest Netanyahu says he’ll work to ‘understand the perspectives’ of those he disagrees with New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, …the red diaper baby of ethnic Indian immigrant academics (Columbia U, natch) parrots all the usual anti-Jew/Israel shibboleths — BDS, Israel in Gaza = genocide — while insisting he is also a Shiite Moslem, suggesting an important Iran connection… Mamdani is a longtime anti-Israel activist who alarmed many Jewish New Yorkers with his rhetoric and policy promises during the caustic campaign for the mayoral primary. His leading opponent, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, had leaned into the Jewish vote and his pro-Israel bona fides throughout the campaign. The winner of the Democratic party primary typically wins the general election for mayor. “There are millions of New Yorkers who have strong feelings about what happens overseas. I am one of them, and I will not abandon my beliefs or my commitments grounded in a demand for equality,” Mamdani said at a raucous victory party in the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City after Cuomo conceded. “You have my word to reach further to understand the perspectives of those with whom I disagree and to wrestle with those disagreements,” he said. Mamdani did not explicitly mention the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but has said that the plight of the Palestinians is central to his identity and the reason he got into politics. He is a longtime anti-Israel activist who set up his campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine at Bowdoin College in the 2010s and, as a state assemblyman, introduced a widely-criticized bill to strip the nonprofit status of organizations with any links to Israeli settlements and identified as an anti-Zionist. The day after the October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel, Mamdani focused his criticism on Israel. During the campaign, Mamdani refused to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state; defended the phrase “globalize the intifada”; vowed to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, although he would have no legal authority to do so as mayor; and repeatedly accused Israel of genocide. Related: Zohran Mamdani 06/25/2025 Socialist Wins Democrat Primary for Mayor of NYC Zohran Mamdani 06/25/2025 NYC Democratic party primary: Pro-Israel Cuomo concedes to socialist Mamdani in mayoral race, ditto for Brooklyn council member, but there are already questions about irregularities Zohran Mamdani 06/18/2025 New York City May Elect an Unhinged Socialist as Mayor |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #10 The sooner Wall Street moves operations out of NYC, the better, even if Mamdani doesn't become mayor. But the fact that Mamdani got this far is discouraging and disturbing. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2025-06-26 20:55 |
| #9 U-HAUL stock is at $64.18 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-06-26 15:48 |
| #8 He's a Chad of lefty white credentialed boss babe class. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-06-26 15:44 |
| #7 "We lose in Iran, but we win in NYC!"? |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-06-26 14:41 |
| #6 NYC Real Estate Broker flooded with calls as the exodus of taxpayers begins... https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/06/25/new-york-real-estate-broker-flooded-with-calls-from-wealthy-residents-looking-to-flee-n2190907 |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2025-06-26 14:32 |
| #5 The long continuing failures of the California HS Rail project has essentially doomed future HSRail projects. However, the long continuing failures of quasi socialist mayors and city attorneys has not had that effect. Not sure what it will take. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2025-06-26 14:11 |
| #4 Bold arrogance of '100 percent communist' vying to run America's biggest city |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-06-26 12:02 |
| #3 November might be a good time for New Yorkers to come over to the dark side and vote Republican...unless they wanna end up looking like Cuba. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2025-06-26 11:21 |
| #2 Ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says there’s ‘a lot of exaggeration’ over Mamdani fears |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-06-26 11:18 |
| #1 Eric Adams warns Zohran Mamdani is a 'snake oil salesman' after Dem socialist's NYC mayoral primary win |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-06-26 11:17 |