Andrew Como calls Gaza a “tragic” crisis, wants to deliver aid

Former New York Governor Andrew Como seemed to criticize Israel because of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, while Bloomberg News informed him that he had “turned” in a tone while renewing his campaign for the mayor of New York after he lost him in primary school in June, led by the head of New York State Council Zahran Mamdani.

In later comments for The New York Times, Como argued that Israel was not only responsible for the “sudden” situation in Gaza.

Newsweek I arrived at the Como campaign to comment on Tuesday night.

Why do it matter

Mamdani, 33, began a political earthquake in June by winning the New York City mayor’s elections, and overcame millions of dollars in advertisements and high spending PAC to support the Veteran political campaign Kumo.

Mamdani, a self -democratic socialist, tops a race for the municipality of New York City, guides with double numbers and collects more than 50 percent of the vote regardless of his opponent, according to a poll issued at the end of July. Como came second, and got 22 percent.

Republican Curtis Salwa got 13 percent in the poll, and the New York mayor Eric Adams got 7 percent, and former Public Prosecutor Jim and Den got 1 percent and “others/I do not know” reached 6 percent.

Como is a strong supporter of Israel, while Mamdani’s criticism of the Israeli war in Gaza is distinguished from many prevailing Democrats and brought accusations of anti -Semitism, which he severely denied.

The case can divide the population of New York when they vote for the mayor in November.

What do you know

Como seemed, in an interview with Bloomberg News, criticizing Israel for the circumstances in Gaza, where relief agencies warned of the growing famine.

He said, “Do I support what the government of Israel is doing towards Gaza?

Israel denied a deliberate campaign to block food for the inhabitants of Gaza two million.

Bloomberg said Komo’s transformations [his] A tone of Israel “and he renews his campaign after his primary defeat in June.

But in subsequent comments on TimesHe stated that Komo seemed to back down from these previous observations, saying that all parties had to act to ensure the arrival of humanitarian aid, according to the perpetrator.

“Everyone must do everything in their power to obtain humanitarian aid,” Komo said, adding: “It is surprising that a father can imagine what children are going through.”

Como said Times In the previous interview, he was expressing the opinions of some New York residents, but not for him.

“I was sending what some people feel. You have some people who feel that Israel does not act appropriately. This is their opinion,” he said.

He said, “It is necessary for every involved entity – Israel, Palestine, the United Nations, and the Red Cross – to do everything to accelerate food and water.”

“” Newsweek: “As it is known to do when discussing a point, the ruler Komo mimics two sides of discussion.”

In a comment sent via email to Newsweek, Komo said: “Every person or moral and human entity must make every effort to ensure that the goods designated for civilians reach these civilians, and that the hostages must be launched and the humanitarian crisis must end.”

What people say

Azobardi also said Newsweek: “There was a lot of wrong information about what was happening on the ground in Gaza, and the ruler is not in a situation that allows him to know what Israel, the United Nations, the Red Cross do or not.”

What happens after that

The general elections for the New York City mayor were identified on November 4.

Update 08/08/25, 11:52 pm: This article was updated with comments from Komo and his spokesperson for his official.