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Mamdani’s father sits on council of anti-Israel group tied to terror, legitimizes role of suicide bombers

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FIRST ON FOX: Mahmood Mamdani, the father of socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, sits on the advisory council of an anti-Israel organization that supports boycotts and sanctions of Israel, routinely accuses the Israeli government of committing «genocide», and has expressed sympathy for suicide bombers.
The Gaza Tribunal, founded in London in 2024, says its primary goal is «to awaken civil society to its responsibility and opportunity to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza,» according to its website.
Also on its website, Mahmood Mamdani is listed as a member of the group’s «advisory policy council» and is mentioned as having attended the group’s official launch in London last year.
Richard Falk, the president of the tribunal, outlined the group’s support of BDS in an online post saying, «the aim of the Tribunal is or [sic] legitimize and encourage civil society solidarity initiatives around the world such as BDS.»
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New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) stands with his mother, Mira Nair, and father, Mahmood Mamdani, as they celebrate during an election night gathering at The Greats of Craft LIC on June 24, 2025, in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. ( (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images))
BDS is described as «an international campaign to delegitimize the State of Israel as the expression of the Jewish people’s right to national self-determination by isolating the country economically through consumer boycotts, business and government withdrawal of investment, and legal sanctions,» according to Influence Watch.
Zohran Mamdani has also promoted BDS as recently as May, when he declined to say whether Israel has a right to exist and said his support of BDS «is consistent with my core of my politics, which is non-violence.»
Mahmood Mamdani, the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University, has also faced criticism on social media in recent days over a resurfaced book excerpt where he expressed sympathy for the way suicide bombers are viewed.
«Suicide bombing needs to be understood as a feature of modern political violence rather than stigmatized as a mark of barbarism,» the elder Mamdani wrote in his 2004 book Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror.
«We need to recognize the suicide bomber, first and foremost, as a category of soldier.»
The Gaza Tribunal’s founder and members have deep ties to anti-Israel movements, with at least one being deported from the United States due to terror ties.
Falk has a long history of espousing anti-Israel views and was repeatedly accused of using his «Special Rapporteur» United Nations position to «spread unsubstantiated allegations against Israel,» according to Canary Mission, a watchdog organization that works to expose antisemitism. In 2011 and 2014, Falk accused Israel of being a «colonialist» nation and claimed it was pushing «ethnic-cleansing goals.» He would go on to echo these views as recently as February of this year during an interview.
Falk faced backlash in 2007 for comparing Israel’s government to the Nazis by accusing them of ushering in a «Palestinian Holocaust» and rhetorically asking, «Is it an irresponsible overstatement to associate the treatment of Palestinians with this criminalized Nazi record of collective atrocity? I think not.» The comparison led to backlash and former Israeli U.N. Ambassador Itzhak Levanon opposing his 2008 UN nomination.
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Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a rally at the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council headquarters in New York, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The Princeton University professor emeritus also demanded a boycott of corporations in 2012 that do business with Israel, saying they «should be boycotted until they bring their operations into line with international human rights and humanitarian law and standards.» However, a spokesperson for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) fired back, warning the UN that Falk «has repeatedly abused his position as special rapporteur to unleash unrestrained hatred and disdain for Israel» and that the «United Nations should not be complicit in this wholly unjustified effort to single out Israel.»
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Falk said that he advocates for «nonviolent solidarity initiatives with the Palestinian struggle for their basic rights, including BDS.»
«I believe that Israel’s occupation policies in Gaza and the West Bank have persecuted Palestinians on their own homeland,» Falk added. «Also, I believe that this pattern of displacing the native population is illustrative of settler colonial political projects that depend for their success on an apartheid-like domination and exploitation of the native population. If such a regime encounters prolonged resistance it almost inevitably relies on genocidal tactics to subdue the civilian population, either by marginalization, ethnic cleansing, or massive killing, all of which have been occurring in Gaza during the 20 months since October 7.»
Falk added that Jewish voters in New York City «should not worry» about Mamood Mamdani’s ties to the tribunal or about Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy for mayor.
«Both father and son are respectful of international law, the UN, human rights of all peoples, and the pacific settlement of political disputes,» Falk said.
Falk is not the only member of the tribunal with anti-Israel ties. A press release of the group’s launch mentioned that Dr. Hatem Bazian, the chairman of American Muslims for Palestine and the co-founder of Students for Justice in Palestine, was also present at the launch. Bazian has been a controversial anti-Israel figure for decades due to his inflammatory rhetoric about Israel and Jews, including during a 2014 convention speech, where he called on attendees to «get to work» on calling for BDS on college campuses and doing sit-ins in Congressional offices.
In 2015, Bazian raised alarm bells when he called for an «intifada in this country that changes fundamentally the political dynamics in here,» which is widely interpreted as calling for violence against Jews. He would go on to say, «They’re gonna say some Palestinian being too radical – well, you haven’t seen radicalism yet.»
He has also faced backlash for antisemitic posts on social media, which drew backlash from several student groups, including one that mocked Hassidic Jews, with one saying «Mom, look! I is chosen! I can now kill, rape, smuggle organs and steal the land of Palestinians ‘Yay’ #Ashke-Nazi.» Another social media post insinuated Jews control UC Berkeley, which is a classic antisemitic trope about their «power.»

Zohran Mamdani told CNN on Thursday that he has «many critiques» of capitalism. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Sami Al-Arian, a former University of South Florida professor who admitted to conspiring to aid the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in 2006, was also present at the Gaza Tribunal launch meeting.
He recently posted on X that he was «very honored and proud» to have contributed to the Gaza Tribunal’s «The Sarajevo Declaration,» which accuses Israel of «genocide, and its decades-long policies and practices of settler colonialism, ethno-supremacism, apartheid, racial segregation, persecution, unlawful settlements, the denial of the right to return, collective punishment, mass detention, torture and cruel and inhuman treatment.»
The declaration went on to «call for an end of the smearing of UNRWA and other humanitarian workers, for the free and unhindered access of UNRWA,» a group that has been slammed for alleged ties to terrorism, including allegedly working with Hamas.
Al-Arian, whom a federal judge once called a «master manipulator» and leader in the terror group, spent 30 years in the U.S. before being arrested in 2003, according to the Justice Department. After a 57-month prison sentence, he agreed to be deported to Turkey as part of his plea deal for a single charge on what had begun as a 17-count federal indictment.
Then-U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said in 2006 that the disgraced professor had denied involvement with the terror group for a decade before prosecutors had enough evidence to bring charges.
«In his guilty plea, Al-Arian admitted that, during the period of the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s, he and several of his co-conspirators were associated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad,» the DOJ said in a statement after his sentencing. «He further admitted that he performed various services for the PIJ in 1995 and thereafter, knowing that the PIJ had been designated as a Specially Designated Terrorist and that the PIJ engaged in horrific and deadly acts of violence.»
Socialist former UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who has long been labeled as antisemitic due to various anti-Israel statements, is also a member of the Gaza Tribunal Advisory Council.
In 2020, an investigation into antisemitism by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found Corbyn’s Labour Party had broken the law in the way it handled complaints of antisemitism when Corbyn was in charge.
Corbyn was eventually suspended from the Labour Party over charges of antisemitism. He also once referred to «friends» from Hamas coming to address Parliament.
A 2019 poll showed that a whopping 87 percent of Jewish people in Great Britain believed Corbyn was antisemitic, pointing to many incidents and remarks, many of them involving his staunch support for Palestinians and perceived hostility toward Israel.
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Britain’s main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the launch of the Labour Party race and faith manifesto, in London, Tuesday Nov. 26, 2019. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)
Zohran Mamdani’s stance on Israel has been a widely discussed topic so far during the mayoral campaign, and he sparked controversy by refusing to condemn the phrase «globalize the intifada,» which has become a rallying cry for anti-Israel protesters in the United States ever since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 massacre in Israel.
Mamdani, who was the co-founder of Bowdoin College’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter during his four years, expressed support for an academic boycott of Israel in the school’s paper.
Mamdani has been widely criticized by Jewish groups in New York City over his past positions and comments as he tries to position himself to win the general election in November against current Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who are both running as independents.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz, Alec Schemmel and Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report
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Fuertes críticas y abucheos al presidente Arce y su vice en el Congreso en el acto por el Bicentenario en Bolivia

A poco más de una semana para las elecciones nacionales con dos candidatos de derecha como favoritos, los legisladores bolivianos abuchearon al vicepresidente y criticaron a los gritos la política económica del presidente Luis Arce, quien en los actos por el Bicentenario hizo un discurso de autoelogio y sin autocríticas en medio de una crisis nacional que paraliza a Bolivia.
El vicepresidente de Bolivia, David Choquehuanca, desató una nueva polémica en medio del clima electoral rumbo a los comicios del 17 de agosto, tras afirmar en su mensaje por los 200 años de la fundación política del país que en el Altiplano “persiste el caudillismo”, lo que alimenta el autoritarismo de los líderes partidarios y el fanatismo de sus seguidores.
“¡Ya se van, ya se van!”, le gritaron en su réplica a Choquehuanca desde los palcos en medio de su discurso en el que también habló de manipulación electoral.
Las elecciones se presentan muy desfavorables para el oficialismo ya que ninguno de los tres candidatos cercanos a sus filas figuran con posibilidades de pasar a la segunda vuelta. Al contrario, el empresario de derecha Samuel Doria Median lidera todos los sondeos (entre 20 y 22% de votos) seguido de cerca por el ex presidente conservador, Jorge Tuto Quiroga. Los otros postulantes se hallan muy lejos por debajo del 10%.
Durante la sesión de honor de la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional en la Casa de la Libertad de Sucre, Choquehuanca —que concluirá su mandato el 8 de noviembre junto al presidente s Arce— sostuvo que el Estado Plurinacional representa un sistema nuevo de autogobierno, pero reconoció que aún enfrenta serias limitaciones en un escenario político complejo y polarizado.
“Estamos en un escenario preelectoral donde se fabrican encuestas y se manipulan datos de la realidad, mientras el pueblo queda fracturado sin haber elegido”, denunció. Choquehuanca insistió en que el país necesita unidad, acuerdos y comprensión de los errores. “Para unos, la solución será seguir peleando; otros elegirán la fuga ante promesas incumplidas”, reflexionó, en lo que varios analistas interpretan como una crítica velada a las fracturas internas del Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS), partido al que pertenece y que está en el poder desde hace 20 años.
El discurso de Choquehuanca se suma a la controversia generada por la intervención del presidente Arce, quien también fue cuestionado por evitar la autocrítica y centrarse solo en la defensa del llamado “proceso de cambio” y sus 20 años de reformas, como la nacionalización de los hidrocarburos o la industrialización con sustitución de importaciones. Sin embargo, para los economistas Gonzalo Chávez y Armando Ortuño, el mandatario desaprovechó una ocasión histórica para hablarle al país con visión de futuro, reconocer la crisis y llamar a la unidad nacional.
“Fue un discurso para la autocomplacencia. Un narcisismo macroeconómico que no abordó lo más grave: filas por pan, gasolina, dólares y empleos. No fue el discurso de los 200 años, fue el de los 20 años del populismo”, opinó Chávez durante un análisis televisivo posterior al mensaje.
Ambos economistas cuestionaron duramente la falta de autocrítica del presidente y su insistencia en atribuir los problemas económicos a factores externos. “El presidente vive en una burbuja ideológica. No reconoce el colapso del sector hidrocarburos, la caída en educación, ni el déficit fiscal crónico. Bolivia dejó de ser una potencia gasífera y ahora importa energía. Esa realidad quedó ausente”, añadió el economista paceño.
Por su parte, Ortuño lamentó la ausencia de un mensaje que inspire unidad y rescate los logros colectivos del país en dos siglos de historia. “Era una oportunidad para mirar al país como un proyecto común, hablar de nuestras potencialidades, no solo de las fracturas. No se trataba de defender un modelo, sino de construir un relato que incluya a todos”, reflexionó.
Ambos coincidieron en que, frente a una economía con serios desequilibrios fiscales, cambiarios y de abastecimiento, el presidente optó por minimizar los problemas. “Dijo que la escasez de combustibles es coyuntural, cuando en realidad refleja problemas estructurales acumulados. El próximo gobierno, sea cual sea, tendrá que enfrentarlos”, advirtió Ortuño.
Finalmente, los dos economistas lamentaron que en un momento simbólico como los 200 años de la independencia, el mensaje presidencial haya priorizado una visión polarizante de la historia construida sobre confrontaciones y no sobre acuerdos.
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Donald Trump encabezará una “Cumbre de Paz Histórica” con los líderes de Armenia y Azerbaiyán en la Casa Blanca

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunció este jueves que recibirá en la Casa Blanca al primer ministro de Armenia, Nikol Pashinián, y al presidente de Azerbaiyán, Ilham Aliyev, el viernes para una “Cumbre de Paz Histórica” con el objetivo de poner fin a un conflicto que se extiende desde hace más de 35 años en el Cáucaso Sur.
Según confirmó Trump en su red social Truth Social, la reunión incluirá una “Ceremonia Oficial de Firma de la Paz” y está prevista además la suscripción de acuerdos bilaterales entre Washington y ambos países para fomentar oportunidades económicas conjuntas en la región.
La prensa de Estados Unidos ha indicado que los tres mandatarios difundirán una declaración conjunta el 8 de agosto a las 16:00 hora local, lo que ha generado expectativas sobre la posible conclusión de un acuerdo de paz que podría reconfigurar la geopolítica del Cáucaso Sur.
El conflicto comenzó en 1988, mientras existía la Unión Soviética (URSS), y se ha mantenido como uno de los enfrentamientos más antiguos del espacio postsoviético. Las hostilidades se han centrado en la región de Nagorno Karabaj, que en 2023 fue recuperada por Azerbaiyán tras una ofensiva militar que provocó el éxodo de más de 100.000 armenios étnicos.
Sectores políticos y expertos de ambos países han valorado la reunión de Washington con cautela. El diputado azerbaiyano Rasim Musabékov no descarta que el acuerdo de paz se firme en suelo estadounidense, pero subraya que tal tratado requerirá ratificación por parte de los parlamentos de ambos Estados. Musabékov, miembro del Comité de Relaciones Internacionales del Parlamento de Azerbaiyán, ha considerado la posibilidad de rubricar un “memorándum” que recoja el consenso alcanzado sobre puntos delicados del acuerdo y resalte el compromiso asumido bajo el auspicio de Estados Unidos.
Desde Ereván, el director del Instituto del Cáucaso, Alexandr Iskanderián, ha señalado que “las expectativas son buenas, pero sería ingenuo pensar que todo se resolverá de inmediato”. Iskanderián coincide en la posibilidad de que se firme un memorando que exprese la voluntad de ambas partes de persistir en las negociaciones para un acuerdo definitivo. Aunque duda de una apertura inmediata de las fronteras, incluidas las de Armenia con Turquía, aliada clave de Azerbaiyán, reconoce la importancia que tendría el gesto para avanzar hacia la estabilidad en la región.
Las principales instituciones de la diáspora armenia en Estados Unidos han manifestado su rechazo a una normalización plena de las relaciones con Azerbaiyán hasta que cuestiones como el retorno de desplazados de Nagorno Karabaj o la liberación de prisioneros armenios sean solucionadas. Azerbaiyán reclama, por su parte, que Armenia modifique su constitución para eliminar reivindicaciones territoriales sobre Karabaj como condición previa para la paz.
Uno de los aspectos más controvertidos que obstaculizan el entendimiento es el futuro del Corredor de Zanguezur, una vía estratégica de transporte y comunicación que atraviesa el sur de Armenia y conectaría Asia Central con Europa a través del Mar Caspio y el Mar Negro.
Las negociaciones para abordar el conflicto se remontan a 1994, tras un alto el fuego que siguió a la Primera Guerra de Nagorno Karabaj. Desde entonces, numerosos intentos internacionales no han logrado consolidar la paz, aunque recientes conversaciones han permitido acercamientos preliminares, como la reunión en julio en Emiratos Árabes Unidos.
La cumbre se produce en un contexto de distanciamiento con Rusia, que tradicionalmente había ejercido de mediador en la región desde el colapso de la URSS, pero cuyo papel se ha visto eclipsado en los últimos años, especialmente desde la Segunda Guerra de Nagorno Karabaj en 2020. Según Musabékov, en la actualidad, Estados Unidos se presenta como el único actor capaz de garantizar la aplicación de un acuerdo y asegurar la estabilidad en el Cáucaso Sur.
El Gobierno de Armenia ha confirmado que la visita oficial de Pashinián a Estados Unidos el 7 y 8 de agosto incluye una reunión bilateral con Trump y un encuentro trilateral con Aliyev y el mandatario estadounidense para “profundizar la alianza estratégica” y “promover la paz, la prosperidad y la cooperación económica en la región”.
La paz entre Azerbaiyán y Armenia permitiría desbloquear proyectos de infraestructura y comercio, asegurando la viabilidad de corredores energéticos y de transporte fundamentales para conectar Asia Central, el Mar Caspio, el Mar Negro y Europa. El acuerdo podría marcar el inicio de una nueva etapa en el Cáucaso Sur, con implicaciones globales en seguridad, integración económica y desplazamientos poblacionales.
Ambos gobiernos ya definieron en marzo de este año el texto base para el pacto, aunque persistían discrepancias significativas. Tras el encuentro de Washington se espera que tanto Armenia como Azerbaiyán avancen en la ratificación parlamentaria de los compromisos asumidos, mientras la comunidad internacional sigue de cerca un posible punto de inflexión en el equilibrio regional.
(Con información de AFP, EFE y EP)
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Pentagon announces massive migrant detention facility at Fort Bliss in Texas with 5,000 beds

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The Department of Defense plans to build the largest federal migrant detention facility in the U.S. to date, at Fort Bliss in Texas, which is expected to have up to 5,000 beds for illegal aliens.
Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson announced the project during a press briefing Thursday, stating that construction began in July.
«Since then, work has begun for initial detainment capacity of 1,000 illegal aliens with initial operating capacity likely to be achieved by mid to late August,» Wilson said. «Once DOD achieves initial stand up, we will finish construction for up to 5,000 beds in the weeks and months ahead.»
Wilson said the facility will become the largest of its kind in U.S. history, serving what she called «this critical mission: the deportation of illegal aliens.»
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An entrance to Fort Bliss as the Department of Defense plans to build the largest federal migrant detention facility in the U.S. at the post. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The new facility is being established to support President Donald Trump’s executive order to protect Americans against an invasion.
The announcement follows Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s recent statement that the state will build a facility dubbed the «Speedway Slammer» at the Miami Correctional Center, located between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne.
Named in reference to Indiana’s racing heritage, including the Indianapolis 500, the «Speedway Slammer» will house up to 1,000 migrants once operational.
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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said the state would have a detention center for illegal immigrants built in Miami County, called the «Speedway Slammer.» (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
«We are proud to work with President Trump and Secretary Noem as they remove the worst of the worst with this innovative partnership,» Braun said in a statement on Tuesday. «Indiana is taking a comprehensive and collaborative approach to combating illegal immigration and will continue to lead the way among states.»
Funding for the project comes from a reconciliation bill signed by Trump last month, which he referred to as the «one big, beautiful bill.»
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the legislation funds the 287(g) program, which facilitates cooperation between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and local authorities, as well as 80,000 ICE detention beds.
The Trump administration has continued deportation operations while encouraging undocumented immigrants without additional criminal records to self-deport.
TRUMP TO VISIT ‘ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ’ FOR GRAND OPENING OF SWAMPY EVERGLADES DETENTION CENTER FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS

An aerial view of a migrant detention center, dubbed «Alligator Alcatraz,» is seen located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida on July 7, 2025. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
According to DHS, individuals who voluntarily leave the country are eligible for a $1,000 incentive and free travel, potentially allowing for legal reentry in the future.
Another facility, informally known as «Alligator Alcatraz,» opened this summer under the supervision of federal officials and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. It serves as a staging center for deportations.
Initially funded by the state, the facility will also receive support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It currently holds 2,000 people, with capacity expected to double. Deportation flights began late last month.
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The facility was converted from a decommissioned airport in the Everglades. A second center may follow, according to WJHL. State officials have faced criticism from immigration and environmental advocacy groups over the facility’s location and purpose.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman and Cameron Arcand contributed to this report.
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