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U.S. Holocaust Museum Denounces Mamdani’s Defense of ‘Globalize the Intifada’

The museum labeled efforts to sanitize the phrase as offensive to survivors in response to his refusal to condemn it on a national podcast.

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NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani addresses accusations of antisemitism at a press conference Wednesday morning. (Screenshot)
Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani speaks during the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in the Gerald W. Lynch Theater on June 12, 2025 in New York City. (Vincent Alban/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Zohran Mamdani declined to disavow the slogan on The Bulwark podcast, arguing it can represent a struggle for Palestinian equality rather than violence.
  • In a June 18 post on X, the Holocaust Museum noted that the chant has been linked to attacks on Jews since 1987 and urged all leaders to reject its use.
  • Former governor Andrew Cuomo and Rep. Ritchie Torres joined the museum in condemning the slogan, warning it incites violence against Jewish communities.
  • Critics have pointed to Mamdani’s past support for the BDS movement and his founding of a Students for Justice in Palestine chapter as evidence of his controversial stance on Israel.
  • Mamdani, a state assembly member and democratic socialist, remains in second place behind Cuomo in the Democratic primary ahead of the June 24 election.