Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has come under scrutiny after a video surfaced showing him leading chants supporting the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement in a pro-Palestinian rally. Mamdani criticized elected officials for using taxpayer money for trips to Israel, advocating for a 'safe and free' Palestine. His comments coincide with his candidacy for mayor amid a competitive Democratic primary. This resurfacing has reignited the debate around the BDS movement, which advocacy groups like the Anti-Defamation League label as antisemitic due to its rhetoric.
"We want to let them know that there are three letters that we have as an answer to what is happening in Palestine. It's BDS."
"They show up at the Israel Day parade and they say, 'We stand in solidarity.'"
"The BDS movement uses divisive and inaccurate terms like 'apartheid,' 'genocide,' 'settler colonialist' and 'supremacists' to refer to aspects of Israeli action or policy they criticize."
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