Mamdani's response to questions about the phrase "globalize the intifada" was quite good & not at all what his attackers

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it is easier for some of us to capture the meaning by reading, than from audio/video.

It is a bit of a red herring to refer to people wanting to "ban the use of certain words", when he was asked if the phrases made him uncomfortable, in light of how some (terrible) people clearly mean those phrases. (And tarring the questioner as Trump-like is just odious, by the way.)

He does speak of the importance of protecting Jewish citizens from hate crimes, which is good. To me, his answer does not show a comprehension of the deeper relevance to Jews (beyond their immediate physical safety within New York City).

I am not Jewish myself but have several treasured Jewish friends. I'm not speaking for anyone, but will generalize: Most of my friends were strongly in favor of fairness and justice to Palestinians and despise Likud. They don't deny Bibi's complicity, but let's just say October 7th changed a lot.

Pro-Palestinians would do better to denounce Hamas with their strongest possible words and actions. The atrocities of Hamas are the ROOT CAUSE of the extreme tragedies happening in Gaza now. Do not ever forget that Israeli peace activists were killed on October 7th. Those monsters KILLED people who were trying to help the people they were ostensibly* fighting for.

* if you believe Hamas is about helping everyday Palestinian civilians, I have a bridge to sell you. (Note that I don't actually think you, or very many, if any, DUer's believe this. I do think that unfortunately, some in the "pro-Palestinian" movement either really do, or they are bad actors in on the con.)