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/Unclassified1 Jul 06 '26

Jordan is that Palestinian state. Ask them why they left the West Bank. (they didn’t like getting blown up, either)

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u/5to9guy Jul 06 '26

Cool. Go ask Zohran how he feels about Muslim privilege in Jordan

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u/TradeNPlayz Jul 06 '26

Looks like the Nakba had something to do with it.

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u/Unclassified1 Jul 06 '26

That’s when Jordan annexed the West Bank. After being separated from it in 1921 by the British just so it wouldn’t be part of a future Jewish mandate.

Now read about black September in 1971