New York mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo has challenged Democrat nominee Zohran Mamdani to publicly denounce the phrase “globalize the intifada.”
The New York Daily News reported that Cuomo’s challenge leads up to demonstrations planned to mark the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, which killed 1,200 people and reignited conflict in the region.
Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, previously declined to condemn the slogan — a phrase viewed by many as endorsing or inciting violence against Jews. In July, he said he would discourage its use after a discussion with a Jewish woman arranged by Partnership for New York.
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