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NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani defends BDS support amid Israel controversy

Democratic socialist mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani doubled down on his support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel — and refused to say the country has a right to exist as a Jewish state.
Mamdani stayed firm in his support for the Palestinian-led BDS effort, calling it a «legitimate movement,» during a Q&A with Democratic primary candidates hosted by the UJA-Federation of New York on Thursday evening.
«My support for BDS is consistent with my core of my politics, which is non-violence,» the Queens assemblyman said when pressed by Jewish Insider’s editor-in-chief, Josh Kraushaar.
Zohran Mamdani, New York State Assemblyman and mayoral candidate for New York City, speaks at an emergency rally held by the Working Families Party to criticize the Trump administration, after ICE agents arrested Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark and New Jersey Democratic candidate for governor, at Foley Square in New York, New York, U.S., May 10, 2025. (REUTERS/Bing Guan)
«I think that it is a legitimate movement when you are seeking to find compliance with international law,» he said.
«The effectiveness of tactics of boycott, divestment and sanctions in order to motivate that compliance at the state level, on an individual level and that’s where my support for it comes from.»
The state assemblyman from Queens said he believes Israel has a right to exist. But when pushed on whether it should exist as a Jewish state, he carefully sidestepped.
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«I believe Israel has a right to exist, and it has a right to exist also with equal rights for all,» he said.
Mamdani, a Democratic Socialists of America-backed politician, was peppered with questions about his stance on Israel during the event from the UJA-Federation, a massive philanthropic group supporting the Jewish community.
The forum came just days after The Post unearthed a social media clip of the pro-Palestinian assemblyman leading a «BDS» chant during a May 11, 2021, anti-Israel protest.
Despite Mamdani’s open criticism of Israel, the lawmaker received a fairly warm welcome from those in attendance, according to recordings obtained by The Post, which, along with other press, was barred from entry at the door.

Candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference while campaigning outside a Subway station in New York City. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)
Those inside the event, which took place some 24 hours after a pro-Palestinian radical gunned down two innocent Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, DC, described the security as «wild,» as organizers revoked the tickets of several people.
During his roughly 20-minute appearance, moderators asked Mamdani about his remarks that, if elected mayor, he would order the NYPD to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if the Israeli prime minister ever set foot in the Big Apple.
«Ultimately, my position is one that I believe our city should be in compliance with international law,» Mamdani said, noting the International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for the Israeli leader, adding that he’d have the same answer if he was asked the question about Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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«What troubles me greatly is that Benjamin Netanyahu has also issued military commands from this very city when visiting it,» he said.
Mamdani campaign spokesman Andrew Epstein said the candidate has been «consistent» in his beliefs regarding Israel.
«Zohran has been consistent in his belief that Israel has the right to exist, a responsibility to adhere to international law, and that he supports non-violent movements to ensure compliance with that law,» Epstein said in a statement Friday.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during the National Action Network National Convention in New York City, U.S., April 3, 2025. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon) (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)
«He was heartened by the warm reception last night to his vision for a New York that’s safe and affordable for everyone.»
Mamdani, who has repeatedly come up second in the polls vying for the Democratic nomination, behind ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has recently been dogged by his anti-Israel rhetoric.
He faced blowback from the Jewish community for failing to sign onto a pair of resolutions recognizing Israel and the Holocaust, in what his campaign wrote off as a procedural error.
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The revelation came just days after he got the endorsement of anti-Israel ex-«Squad» member Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the race for mayor of New York City, which is home to the largest population of Jews outside Israel.
The lawmaker also pushed the «Not On Our Dime Act,» which would have stopped New York nonprofits from supporting any groups that are involved with West Bank settlements.
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‘Kamala is brat’: Harris reveals how scripted her failed 2024 campaign was with star-studded events

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It took 27 drafts and coaching from «Barbie» director Greta Gerwig to perfect former Vice President Kamala Harris’ National Democratic Convention speech, Harris revealed in her book «107 Days.»
Harris’ book has pulled back the curtain on her short-lived presidential campaign, unveiling the celebrity cast of characters who boosted her campaign in public and behind the scenes.
«At 5:29 p.m., staff alerted me that the British singer-songwriter Charli XCX had posted: Kamala is brat. Brat was the title of her latest album and identified me with her brand: edgy, imperfect, confident, embracing. From then on, our rebranded Kamala HQ social media site was awash in her signature color, lime green, and posts supporting us used that color,» Harris wrote in her book, detailing the night former President Joe Biden suspended his reelection campaign.
As well as Charli XCX’s signature chartreuse filling Harris’ timeline, her presidential campaign quickly gained traction online as videos of Harris set to songs like Chappell Roan’s «Femininomenon» circulated on TikTok. But social media wasn’t the only medium Harris was honing in on, revealing in her new book that an Oscar-nominated director coached her through DNC speech prep.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris released her book «107 Days» about her short-lived presidential campaign on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«I did twenty-seven drafts of my convention speech. I knew what was riding on it,» Harris said in her book.
Harris admitted that Gerwig, the «Little Women» and «Barbie» director, helped her rehearse. «When you speak about your family, see their faces,» Harris recalled that Gerwig had advised.
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The former vice president also admitted to working with a professional voice coach.
«She was very serious about her job, but she wanted me to stand there and emit animal noises,» Harris said, explaining that she enlisted her team to join her in making «weird hums, grunts, and trills» to prepare for the DNC speech.

Musical artist Beyonce, right, and former Vice President Kamala Harris, left, embrace on stage during a campaign rally on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)
In the book, Harris said delegates at the convention wore T-shirts paying homage to her career or dissing President Donald Trump, and she said merchandise referencing Charli XCX’s «Kamala is brat» message was everywhere.
Weeks later with just a few days until Election Day, when Harris appeared on a podcast episode of «The Checkup with Doctor Mike,» Harris lamented that she was «ambushed by an unscheduled in-depth interview, with no notice, at the end of a nineteen-hour day.»
Harris said her team «knew I insisted on being well prepped, to inquire into the style of the show, the nature of the interviews the host did, the areas of likely questioning.» She said her team failed to give her a «briefing sheet so I could knock it out of the park.»
«What the f— was that?» the Democratic nominee said she asked her staff after the interview, while Grammy-winning artist Cardi B was delivering an introductory speech for Harris at a rally in Wisconsin.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is seen as a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on July 31, 2025. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)
During Harris’ first rally in Atlanta after Biden dropped out of the race, she said Megan The Stallion was selected as the opener and Quavo as the introductory speaker as a way to «liven up» her solo campaign, «broaden the cultural appeal, and bring more creativity and fun.»
«There was a question about whether I should have any celebrities at my rallies,» Harris recalled in the book. «Did it seem too California, too Hollywood?»
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Harris recognized Taylor Swift’s «thoughtful endorsement» on Instagram the night of her debate against Trump, when the «Eras Tour» star called herself a «Childless Cat Lady» in a nod to comments by Vice President JD Vance.
Throughout Harris’ 107-day campaign, she was endorsed by countless celebrities, many who campaigned for her against Trump, including Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Eminem, Bruce Springsteen, Lizzo, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Stephen Curry and Billie Eilish, to name a few.
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Amenaza mafiosa en plena misa: le entregaron una bala a un sacerdote que lucha contra el crimen organizado

El domingo, la tensión en Caivano, un municipio de la provincia de Nápoles golpeado por la criminalidad, subió a un nuevo nivel. En plena misa, el sacerdote Maurizio Patriciello—conocido por su enfrentamiento abierto contra la mafia—recibió una bala de calibre 9×21 envuelta en un pañuelo mientras oficiaba la comunión en la parroquia de San Pablo Apóstol.
La escena fue tan impactante como simbólica: un hombre mayor y conocido en el ambiente delictivo local, se acercó al altar y le entregó el paquete al cura, que lo recibió “atónito”, según dijo la periodista antimafia Marilena Natale, quien presenció la escena, al diario La Repubblica.
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“Fui a misa porque estoy preocupada por el sacerdote últimamente”, contó Natale. “Reconocí al suegro del jefe Ciccarelli en el penúltimo banco y comencé a filmar porque lo vi agitado y con anteojos de sol, que nunca se quitaba”, explicó sobre el hombre que entregó el paquete, Vittorio De Luca, de 75 años.
“Al ver la reacción del cura, le pedí que me diera el paquete. Cuando descubrí la bala, hice que lo detuvieran mis guardias de seguridad y los de Don Maurizio”, comentó la mujer, que luego entregó la bala a las autoridades.
El mafioso que entregó la bala fue identificado como Vittorio De Luca. (Foto: gentileza La Repubblica).
Un mensaje mafioso en medio de la iglesia
La amenaza no llegó de la nada. La noche anterior, Patriciello había denunciado en redes sociales que se escucharon dos disparos cerca de su parroquia. En ese mismo mensaje, el sacerdote destacó los avances recientes en la lucha contra el crimen organizado: “En Caivano y alrededores, la mafia organizada—bien arraigada desde hace años—ha recibido, en estos últimos meses, un golpe durísimo. El comercio de la malditísima droga ha disminuido a la vista. Los jefes de los clanes, casi todos en prisión. El gobierno actual se está comprometiendo como nunca antes. A pesar de un trabajo nunca visto antes, los delincuentes intentan llenar los vacíos dejados por los detenidos”, escribió en Facebook.
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Antes de la misa, el cura también se dirigió a los jóvenes de la zona con un pedido desesperado: “Chicos, en nombre de Dios, ¡deténganse! Disfruten de su juventud. El camino que han tomado es un callejón sin salida. Siempre termina o en la cárcel o en el cementerio”.
Caivano, una ciudad marcada por la violencia y el abandono
El ataque al sacerdote se dio en un contexto de máxima tensión. En 2023, Caivano fue noticia nacional por un caso de violación que conmocionó a Italia: dos primas de 13 años fueron agredidas por un grupo de seis adolescentes. Ese episodio derivó en la aprobación del llamado ‘Decreto Caivano’, un paquete de medidas impulsado por el Gobierno de Giorgia Meloni para combatir la delincuencia juvenil.
El respaldo del Gobierno y la condena de Meloni
La primera ministra Giorgia Meloni no tardó en reaccionar. El domingo, calificó el hecho como “inaceptable” y expresó su solidaridad con el sacerdote, a quien había visitado en la localidad el año anterior. “Un gesto vil y criminal, cometido en el lugar y momento más sagrado, que no intimidará a quienes, como don Patriciello, representan coraje y dedicación a favor de la comunidad y la legalidad. Al lado de don Patriciello y de todos aquellos que no se doblegan ante la criminalidad. El Estado está con ustedes, y nunca daremos un paso atrás”, escribió la mandataria en su cuenta de X.
Por su parte, el ministro del Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, se comunicó telefónicamente con el sacerdote, le transmitió su apoyo y confirmó que se reforzarán las medidas de protección para él.
El Prefecto de Nápoles, Michele di Bari, declaró este lunes que “se están reforzando algunas medidas en relación con Don Patriciello, la iglesia y otros lugares simbólicos, porque en este contexto creemos que proteger a Don Patriciello es esencial para continuar la lucha contra la delincuencia en esa zona”.
Un símbolo de resistencia en la lucha contra la mafia
El episodio dejó en claro que la batalla contra la mafia en el sur de Italia está lejos de terminar. Maurizio Patriciello se convirtió en un símbolo de resistencia y coraje en una región donde la violencia y la impunidad parecen no dar tregua. La amenaza mafiosa, esta vez, llegó hasta el altar, pero el mensaje del sacerdote y el respaldo de la comunidad muestran que la pelea sigue más viva que nunca.
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