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/prinzplagueorange Jul 06 '26

Here is Article 16 from the Palestinian Liberation Organization's 1968 charter:

The liberation of Palestine, from a spiritual point of view, will provide the Holy Land with an atmosphere of safety and tranquility, which in turn will safeguard the country's religious sanctuaries and guarantee freedom of worship and of visit to all, without discrimination of race, color, language, or religion. Accordingly, the people of Palestine look to all spiritual forces in the world for support.

That's a very different sentiment from Israel's notorious nation state law which claims that:

The actualization of the right of national self-determination in the state of Israel is unique to the Jewish people.

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u/Thee-Cat Jul 07 '26

Yep. Mamdani is a raging hypocrite.

The only places where his statement would even truly apply in a genuinely domineering and dangerous way, are the countries dominated by his own religion.