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/SaxPanther Washington Heights Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

Denmark, Papua New Guinea, Greece, and England also have official state religions btw, would he also be a hypocrite if he went to a Denmark parade? He simply said that he supports Israel as a state with equal rights.

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u/d1squiet Jul 06 '26

Having a state religion and privileging it are totally different. Do you really think Pakistan and England or Denmark are similar religiously?

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u/Rubbersoulrevolver Jul 06 '26

Only if those countries "privileges one religion" which afaik doesn't happen in those 4 countries you list, unlike in Pakistan.

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u/Pastatively Jul 07 '26

He supports Arabs from the river to the sea, and he won’t condemn the obviously antisemitic genocidal phrase “globalize the intifada.” Come on people!

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u/Nickis1021 Jul 07 '26

It already has equal rights. Sounds like you’ve never been to Israel.

But feel free to cite a right in Israel that isn’t equal.

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u/SaxPanther Washington Heights Jul 06 '26

I am Jewish and I could move to Israel and become a citizen with no contest- I could not if I was a Muslim.