"Jews don't trust that you are going to be there for them when they are victims of anti-Semitic attacks," Sliwa said to Mamdani."
"Just say, 'I denounce it.' He won't do it. That's the issue," Cuomo said."
"He is a divisive personality all across the board," Cuomo said."
"I've said time and again that I recognize Israel's right to exist," Mamdani said, explaining that he "would no"
Zohran Mamdani faced repeated questions about his commitment to protecting Jewish New Yorkers after opponents and activists raised concerns. Republican Curtis Sliwa and independent Andrew Cuomo said Jewish communities mistrust Mamdani's ability to keep them safe. Reporters pressed Mamdani over previous refusals to condemn the phrase "globalize the intifada" and over 2017 rap lyrics praising the Holy Land Five, who were convicted of supporting terrorism. Mamdani said he now discourages the phrase and that conversations with Jewish New Yorkers changed his view. Cuomo demanded an explicit denouncement and accused Mamdani of not believing in Israel's right to exist; Mamdani said he recognizes that right and called Cuomo's claims unfounded.
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