Overview

• On July 12, the Washington Examiner reported that Mahmood Mamdani sits on the advisory policy council of the Gaza Tribunal, an anti-Israel organization linked to individuals with terror convictions.
• Earlier this week, excerpts from his 2004 book circulated online describing suicide bombing as a feature of modern political violence, prompting critics to accuse him of justifying militancy.
• A Forbes article on July 11 cited religious studies experts who say Mamdani’s work examines the root causes of violence without advocating suicide attacks.
• More than 1,125 startup founders signed an open letter condemning Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire’s “Islamist” label of the Mamdanis, while a separate letter in support of Maguire garnered over 350 signatures.
• The controversy has become a focal point in Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral campaign, with opponents like Bill Ackman using his father’s affiliations to challenge his candidacy.