"This past year has been marked by profound hardship-and by profound courage. All of this for exercising his First Amendment rights in protesting the ongoing genocide in Palestine."
"The struggle for Palestinian liberation lies at the core of his politics and that it was the issue that drew him to the Democratic Socialists of America, which describes Israel as an apartheid, settler-colonialist state with fascist aspirations."
"During his mayoral campaign, Mamdani refused to recognize Israel's identity as a Jewish state, saying that he supports its right to exist as a state with equal rights, which would end Israel's role as a refuge for Jews worldwide."
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted a Ramadan dinner at Gracie Mansion for Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student and anti-Israel activist facing deportation. Mamdani posted the dinner photo on social media with a tribute to Khalil, describing his ICE detention and characterizing it as retaliation for First Amendment-protected protest against what Mamdani calls genocide in Palestine. Khalil was separated from his pregnant wife and detained for 104 days. Mamdani's public support reflects his broader political commitment to Palestinian liberation, which he has identified as central to his ideology and a reason for joining the Democratic Socialists of America. During his mayoral campaign, Mamdani refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, instead supporting its existence only as a state with equal rights regardless of religion.
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