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Democratic New York City Mayor candidate Zoharan Mamdani is once again increasing eyebrows, this time on a revived clip in which he says, “Israel is not a placeThis is not a country. ,
Mamdani, who is considered as a Democratic candidate for the Mayor of the highest Jewish population in the US, has been criticized for his stance against Israel and refused to condemn the phrase, which is considered a wide call for violence against Jews.
He is now being slammed for the statements made by him during the January 2024 panel discussion on Palestinian solidarity, in which he questioned the support of American politicians for the state of Israel.
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During the panel, Mammadani referred to the Israeli-supporting movement in the US as a “political mechanism, which is still well funded, quite strong, but rapidly growing more and more different from public emotion.”
He criticized American politicians for supporting the Israeli war against Gaza, saying, “It talks to the fact that … for so many people, Israel is not a place, it is not a country. It is an idea.
The Democratic New York City Mayor candidate Zoharan Mamdani is once again increasing eyebrows, this time on a revived clip in which he says, “Israel is not a place, it is not a country.” (Reuters/Zinah Moon and Estock)
“You see that the answers to the questions around Israel in so many politicians … their answers were written 20, 30 years ago. They talk to a reality that does not exist.”
Mamdani also criticized the idea that Israel and Palestine could be present as separate political institutions.
“They [American politicians] Pledge to the idea of a two-state solution, despite the fact that a second state for Palestinians is physically impossible because it is not even a embodied piece of land where it lives among the Palestinians. So, all this tells us that it is disconnected, “he said.
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Zoharan Mamdani talks to reporters on July 30, 2025, two days after a deadly mass shoot at Mamdani Manhattan. From policing to foreign policy, there is a strong debate on the posts of his progressive forum. (Kyle through Maza/Anadolu Getty Image)
He also said that “there is a fear among the political class in this country of a discourse that is growing which wants to question this conference.”
Dating back during his college days, Mammadani has expressed support for a boycott, partition and restrictions (BDS) against Israel, which affects the watch, “describes as an international campaign to hand over the state of Israel, as Jews are economically isolated as an expression of people.
In another recently revived video of Mamdani since 2021, the mayor candidate highlighted his commitment to BDS.
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Zoharan Mamdani rallies supporters during an expedition program in Long Island City. The progressive candidate has created controversy over the previous comments on Israel. (Getty Images/Michael M. Santiago)
“I think there is nothing that is not too much to stand against the cruelty of possession and apartheid,” he said. “And so, you know, if it is a shipping container or if it is a university that is being funded, then a university that helped develop IDF weapon technology, or it is an incident with an Israeli ambassador, whatever may happen, I think we have to show what is the solidity.”
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Fox News reached Mamdani’s campaign for digital comment, but did not get immediate response.
Andrew Mark Miller of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
