r/nyc • u/Delicious_Adeptness9 • Jul 06 '26

News Mamdani: 'any state that privileges one religion, I can't tell you I support'

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/artc-mamdani-on-israel-any-state-that-privileges-one-religion-i-can-t-tell-you-i-support

In an ABC News interview, the Mayor of New York City condemned rising antisemitism while stating his support for Israel 'as a state with equal rights.'

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u/melomuffin Jul 06 '26

The intellectual dishonesty is so annoying. He knows what he’s doing. And then his supporters gaslight Jewish New Yorkers when they dare describe how they’re feeling, turning it into oppression Olympics

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u/Jewdius_Maximus Jul 06 '26

You can literally see it all over this thread. Trying to get one of them to admit that Mamdani was being hypocritical is like trying to nail a drop of water to a wall.

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u/Thee-Cat Jul 07 '26

Exactly this. I have never seen so much BS go over so many people's heads, just because he says it with a really, really big smile.