Zohran Mamdani says that the mayors should not “police speech” when they are asked to condemn the “uprising slogan”
On Sunday, Zahran Mamdani, the presumed democratic candidate in the New York City mayor’s race, avoided an opportunity to condemn the phrase “globalization of the intifada”, saying that the mayors should not “police speech.”
When asked if he condemns this phrase, which is widely seen by Jewish groups on a large scale as an offensive and anti -Semitic, on NBC news, “” I use it and the language that I will continue to use to lead the city is the language that clearly talks about my intention, a intention to believe in comprehensive human rights. “
“In the end, this is the basis of many of my policies, and the belief that freedom, justice and safety are meaningful things, which must be applied to all people, which include Israelis and Palestinians.”
In response to the second direct question of “Meet the Press”, Kristen Welker about whether he condemns this phrase, Mamdani said he hears from many Jewish population of the Jewish who shared their concerns about this phrase.
“I heard these concerns, and these talks were held, and in the end, they are an integral part of the cause of my campaign, I have made an obligation to increase the financing of the machinery programming by 800 %,” Mamadani answered, once again on the direct question about this phrase.
“I don’t think the role of the mayor is the police speech,” he added.
When asked about the reason why this phrase, which was condemned by many Jewish organizations and called by the anti -Semitism, told Mamdani Wilker: “My anxiety is to start walking in the language line and clarify what language I think is permitted or not canceled, takes me to a similar place to the president.”
Mamdani referred to many students, such as Rumeysa öztürk and Mahmoud Khalil, who were held by the Trump administration earlier this year after they wrote or protested against Israel and the good of those who live in Gaza.
Mamdani added: “In the end, it is not a language I use, and the language of understanding that there are concerns about it, and what I will do is to present my vision of the city through my words and actions.”
Mamdani refused to condemn this phrase as the addresses of newspapers in the recent days that preceded the preliminary elections for the democratic town. In an interview with Blueck Posted on June 17, Mamdani was asked if the phrase “globalization of swelling” made him uncomfortable.
He replied, “It reflects,” a desperate desire for equality and equality in rights to defend Palestinian human rights. “
In the same interview, the last height of the anti -Semitism was called a “real issue in our city” that the next mayor must focus on “treatment”.
Jewish organizations and officials spoke quickly against the phrase, with Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti -defamation Association, and writing in Posted on X“The uprising globalization is a clear call for violence. Globalization celebrates the uprising and finds brutality and terrorism. Globalization of the skilled cabinet that was memory of 1000 memory, tens of 1,000 distortions, and millions of shock who were simply targeting because of their identities.
In a statement at the time, Representative Dan Goldman, DN.Y, who represents parts of New York City, criticized Mamdani, saying: “If Mr. Mamdani is unwilling to obtain a request from major Jewish organizations to condemn this anti -reputation phrase, then he is inappropriate until he leads the city of 1.3 million Jews – the largest number of Jews.
On Saturday, Goldman said in a later statement that he had previously met with Mamdani. He said: “I have made it clear why the Jewish population of the Jews feel insecure in the city, and while continuing this campaign, he should not only condemn the anti -Jewish hatred and call for violence, but it shows that as a mayor, he will take pre -emptive steps to protect all New York residents and make us safe.”
Goldman added: “I appreciate Zahran’s willingness to reach, engage, listen, and look forward to continuing the dialogue about our mutual desire to transfer this city in a positive direction.”
On Sunday, Mandyiani also addressed President Donald Trump’s comments this week, which included Trump’s description of the democratic Democratic candidate as “communist”.
“I cannot believe this is happening. This is a terrible thing for our country, by the way. It is Communist,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday. “We will go to communism- so this is very bad for New York, but the rest of the country is stirring against it.”
On Sunday, Mamdani explained that “I am not” a Communist.
“I have already had to start getting used to this, and get used to the fact that the president will talk about how I look, and how I look, where I am, who I am, in the end, because he wants to spend what I invite for, and I am fighting for the working people who managed a campaign to enable him, which he has made since then, “Mamdani has been betrayed.”