New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was confronted about the phrase “globalize the intifada” during his debate against former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa on Thursday. Why It Matters The phrase, which has been used by pro-Palestinian activists, has become a sticking point between Mamdani, the Democratic nominee to lead the nation’s most populous city, and parts of its Jewish community. Pro-Palestinian activists view it as a call for global support of Palestinian resistance against Israel, but many Jewish people view the saying as antisemitic and a call for violence. Mamdani, who would be New York’s first...
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