Zohran Mamdani says that Israel is “not a country” in a resurfaced video

The Democratic candidate of the town hall of the city of New York, Zohran Mamdani, raised once again the eyebrows, this time on a renovated clip in which he says: “Israel is not a placeIt is not a country. “”

Mamdani, who as a Democratic candidate is considered the favorite of the city mayor with the largest Jewish population in the United States, has been criticized for his position against Israel and refusal to condemn the expression “globalizing the intifada”, which is widely considered as a call for violence against the Jews.

Now he is criticized for the statements he made during a round table in January 2024 on Palestinian solidarity in which he questioned the support of American politicians to the State of Israel.

Mamdani made these remarks in a panel of December 2023 for “Here and Everywhere” recorded the Riverside church in New York.

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During the panel, Mamdani described the pro-Israeli movement in America as “the political apparatus which is still well funded, quite strong, but which becomes more and more separate from the public feeling”.

He criticized American politicians for supporting the War of Israel against Gaza, saying: “It testifies to the fact that … For so many people, Israel is not a place, it is not a country. It is an idea.

The Democratic candidate of the town hall of the city of New York, Zohran Mamdani, raised once again the eyebrows, this time on a redone clip in which he says: “Israel is not a place, it is not a country.” (Reuters / Jeenah Moon and Istock)

“You see that in so many responses of politicians to questions around Israel … Their answers were written about 20, 30 years ago. They speak of a reality that does not exist.”

Mamdani also criticized the idea that Israel and Palestine could exist as a distinct political warmer.

“They (American politicians) undertake to be faithful to the idea of a solution to two states, regardless of the fact that a second state for the Palestinians is physically impossible because it is not even a contiguous field at that time between the Palestinians.

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He also continued by saying that there was a “fear among the political class through this country of an increased discourse which seeks to question this convention”.

Dating from his college days, Mamdani expressed his support for a boycott, disinvestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel, which influence the described Watch as “an international campaign to delegitimize the State of Israel as the expression of the Jewish people of the people and the national government of investment, by isolating the country on the economic level.

In another video recently resurfaced from Mamdani from 2021, the mayor’s candidate underlined his commitment to BDS.

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Zohran Mamdani brings together supporters at a campaign event in Long Island City. The progressive candidate sparked controversy on the remarks spent on Israel. (Getty Images / Michael M. Santiago)

“I think there is nothing too banal to oppose the brutality of the occupation and apartheid,” he said. “And, therefore, you know, if it is an expedition container or if it is a university that is funded, a university that has helped develop FDI weapons technology, or it is an event with an Israeli ambassador, whatever, I think we have to show what this solidarity looks like.”

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Fox News Digital contacted Mamdani’s campaign to comment but did not immediately receive an answer.

Andrew Mark Miller from Fox News Digital contributed to this report.