Books

Mahmood Mamdani, credited with shaping son Zohran’s thinking, wrote of ‘moral equivalence’ between 9/11 and US war on terror Zohran Mamdani has said he edits his father's speeches and writings and has described his father as an intellectual influence

(Free Beacon) New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s father wrote shortly after 9/11 that there was a “moral equivalence” between the al Qaeda attack and retaliatory U.S. bombing of Afghanistan. “There is an eerie similarity between the American bombing of Iraq […]

Academics & Education

Mamdani supporters celebrate win with cries of ‘globalize the intifada’ Mamdani in a recent interview refused to condemn the phrase — understood as a call to violence against Jews and Israelis — leading to a rebuke from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

(Free Beacon) Far-left Zohran Mamdani supporters across the country celebrated their candidate’s victory in the New York Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday with cheers of “globalize the intifada.” Mamdani made headlines over his refusal to condemn the phrase — a call for […]

Government & Politics

Critics say Zohran Mamdani is antisemitic. He says he’s holding Israel accountable Prominent Jewish leaders have labeled the surging mayoral candidate antisemitic, which he refutes.

(Politico) As his New York City mayoral candidacy surges, Zohran Mamdani has come under fire for his defiant stance against Israel, which critics say crosses into antisemitism. The criticism, plastered across mailers funded by a super PAC backing Andrew Cuomo, took on […]

Academics & Education

Columbia faculty members who signed letter defending Hamas among donors to Mamdani’s mayoral campaign Mamdani — who recently earned condemnation from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum — has long demonized the Jewish state and has refused to disavow the 'globalize the intifada' slogan

(Free Beacon) A who’s who of Columbia’s most prolific Israel-haters — who sought to legitimize Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack weeks after the terror group’s massacres — has poured thousands of dollars into socialist Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for mayor of New York, a […]

Government & Politics

NYC mayoral wannabe Zohran Mamdani keeps struggling to defend ‘globalize the intifada’ rallying cry — as even cross-endorser Lander piles on

(NY Post) Mayoral contender Zohran Mamdani on Thursday continued to stumble defending the “globalize the intifada” rallying cry — as even fellow Democratic candidate Brad Lander, who cross-endorsed him, joined a pileup of criticism. The usually smooth-talking Mamdani devolved into word salad […]

Government & Politics

In tearful address, Mamdani laments criticism following his ‘globalize the intifada’ comments The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum weighed in after Mamdani declined to condemn the phrase.

(JTA) The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum appeared to condemn a statement made by NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in which he defended the phrase “globalize the intifada,” saying the word “intifada” had been used in translations by the museum. Mamdani, meanwhile, responded […]

Demonstrations

Zohran Mamdani says ‘globalize the intifada’ is expression of Palestinian rights The Queens assemblyman and New York City mayoral candidate refused to condemn the phrase as example of antisemitism on the left

(Jewish Insider) Zohran Mamdani, a leading candidate in next Tuesday’s New York City mayoral primary, refused to condemn calls to “globalize the intifada” during a new podcast interview with The Bulwark released on Tuesday, arguing the phrase is an expression of Palestinian […]

Clerics & Preachers

New York Times profiles angry Dearborn voters. It doesn’t tell readers they’re also Hamas supporters NYT features imam who said 'may Allah eradicate' the 'sick, disgusting Zionist regime'

(Free Beacon) The New York Times over the weekend published a splashy profile of Arab-American activists in Michigan, detailing Muslim voters’ anger over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. It didn’t tell readers, however, that several of the people featured […]

Academics & Education

Allegations of bigotry and calls for impeachment rock College Democrats The situation is so bad that the DNC is considering disaffiliation with the national organization.

(Politico) The kids are not alright. The College Democrats of America — the Democratic Party’s national organization presiding over 500 chapters on campuses across the country — is in turmoil. The group’s leaders are publicly firing off accusations of anti-blackness, [Islamophobia] and […]