"New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani (D) said his view on the phrase globalize the intifada has changed and that he would discourage others from using it moving forward. Mamdani while discussing the hot-button topic with Al Sharpton on his MSNBC show, PoliticsNation, on Sunday evening said he has soured on the phrase after a rabbi said it reminds her of bus bombings and restaurant attacks targeting Jews in Israel."
"The 33-year-old Democratic Socialist added the gap in intent between people who use the phrase to protest Israel's occupation of Palestinian land and how many Jews and pro-Israel New Yorkers view it as a dangerous slight led to his evolution on the matter. The word intifada means uprising or shaking off in Arabic, and the phrase globalize the intifada has been used for decades by Palestinian supporters as a rallying cry for aggressive resistance against Israel, according to the American Jewish Committee."
Zohran Mamdani, a New York City mayoral frontrunner, changed his view on the phrase "globalize the intifada" and would discourage its use moving forward. He soured on the phrase after a rabbi said it reminded her of bus bombings and restaurant attacks targeting Jews in Israel. Mamdani linked the evolution to the gap between intent among protesters opposing Israel's occupation and how many Jews and pro‑Israel New Yorkers perceive the phrase as a dangerous slight. The word intifada means uprising or shaking off in Arabic. The phrase has been used for decades as a rallying cry for aggressive resistance against Israel.
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