"You've made inflammatory statements like calling Israel an apartheid state and questioning its right to exist as a Jewish state. Just this week, you were evasive with a reporter about condemning Hamas. Given New York has the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, why should voters who see this as a moral red line trust your clarity and judgment? Haines asked, later revealing she is one of the voters who disagrees with Mamdani's Israel position."
"Of course I condemn Hamas. Of course I have called October 7th what it was, which was a horrific war crime and of course, my belief in a universality and international law is the same set of beliefs that led me to describe what's happening in Gaza as a genocide because what we see, the mayoral candidate said. He added: What we see is a war crime being answered with war crimes, and what we see is every single hour the Israeli military killing a Palestinian child for close to two years"
Queens Assemblyman and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani condemned Hamas while accusing Israel of committing war crimes and describing actions in Gaza as genocide. He called October 7 a horrific war crime and cited universality and international law to justify labeling Gaza’s suffering as genocide, citing thousands of civilian deaths. He characterized Israel’s response as war crimes and said Palestinian children have been killed “every single hour” for nearly two years. Questions arose about past inflammatory comments, including calling Israel an apartheid state and earlier evasiveness when asked to condemn Hamas, prompting concern among some voters. He faces opponents Curtis Sliwa and Andrew Cuomo after Eric Adams exited the race.
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