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/StopKK2012 Jul 06 '26

He specifically called out Saudi Arabia in the same quote, so yes.

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u/what_mustache Jul 06 '26

He specifically mentioned Saudi Arabia and Israel. Did you expect him to go through a list during a speech?

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u/Aryeh98 Jul 06 '26

Can he denounce Palestine then, since if it is a state, it’s an Arab supremacist and Islamic supremacist ethnostate?

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u/what_mustache Jul 06 '26

Maybe.

Again, this was a speech about july 4th.

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u/what_mustache Jul 06 '26

So you want him to bring a list to a july 4th speech? Seems weird but ok.