Overview

• On a June 17 podcast, NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani argued 'globalize the intifada' reflects a quest for equality and human rights rather than a call to violence.
• The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum condemned his appeal to its Arabic translation of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising as 'outrageous and especially offensive to survivors.'
• Prominent Jewish leaders and elected officials, including Rep. Dan Goldman, Rep. Ritchie Torres and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said his refusal to denounce the slogan makes him unfit to lead.
• Mamdani, who has a record of pro-Palestinian activism and has declined to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, stood by his remarks while decrying threats he has received as a Muslim candidate.
• Campaign finance records show donations from Columbia University faculty who signed a letter defending Hamas, underscoring his fundraising ties to pro-Palestinian academics.