Jihad Marxist Zohran Mamdani Says ‘Israel Is Not a Place’ and ‘Not A Country’

Meanwhile, Zohran Mamdani leads among Jewish voters by a 17-point margin in the race to become New York City’s next mayor. Mamdani, a Shia “Twelver” Islamist, will bankrupt and Islamise New York and pose a threat to its Jewish community. With their Pavlovian reflex to support the Democratic party and its anti-west, anti-white, anti-Jewish ideological dogmas, it was entirely predictable that before long these US Jews would themselves become a threat to the Jewish people. That moment has arrived. (Melanie Phillips)

And still Jewish Democrats support him. Jewicidals whose true religion is their politics.

Pathetic. It is evocative of the  knuckle-headed German Jews who invited uniformed Nazis to their charity dinners.

FLASHBACK: Zohran Mamdani says ‘Israel is not a place’ and ‘not a country’

‘You see that in so many politicians’ answers to the questions around Israel. They speak to a reality that does not exist,’ Mamdani said

By Peter Pinedo, Fox News, July 31, 2025:

FLASHBACK: Zohran Mamdani says ‘Israel is not a place’ and ‘not a country’ in this Dec. 18, 2023 panel discussion at Riverside Church in New York City.

Democratic NYC mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani is raising eyebrows, with this resurfaced Dec. 18, 2023 clip from a Riverside Church discussion in which he says, “Israel is not a place, it is not a country.” (Credit: Here and Everywhere via Youtube)
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Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is once again raising eyebrows, this time over a resurfaced clip in which he says, “Israel is not a place, it is not a country.”

Mamdani, who as the Democratic nominee is considered the frontrunner for mayor of the city with the highest Jewish population in the U.S., has been criticized for his stance against Israel and refusal to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada,” which is widely considered a call for violence against Jews.

Now he is being slammed for statements he made during a January 2024 panel discussion on Palestinian solidarity in which he called into question American politicians’ support for the state of Israel.
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Mamdani made the remarks in a December 2023 panel for “Here and Everywhere” recorded the Riverside Church in New York City.

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During the panel, Mamdani referred to the pro-Israel movement in America as a “political apparatus that is still well-funded, quite strong, but is increasingly becoming more and more separated from public sentiment.”

He criticized American politicians for supporting Israel’s war against Gaza, saying, “That speaks to the fact that … for so many people, Israel is not a place, it is not a country. It’s an idea.
Zohran Mamdani with mic in front of NAN banner; Israel flag, right

Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is once again raising eyebrows, this time over a resurfaced clip in which he says, “Israel is not a place, it is not a country.” (Reuters/Jeenah Moon and iStock)

“You see that in so many politicians’ answers to the questions around Israel … their answers were written around 20, 30 years ago. They speak to a reality that does not exist.”

Mamdani also criticized the idea that Israel and Palestine could exist as separate political entities.

“They [American politicians] pledge fealty to the idea of a two-state solution, irrespective of the fact that a second state for Palestinians is physically impossible because it’s not even a contiguous piece of land at this moment between where Palestinians live. So, that all tells us that there is this disconnect,” he said.

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Mamdani closeup with SEIU banner behind him

Zohran Mamdani speaks to reporters July 30, 2025, two days after a deadly mass shooting in Manhattan. His progressive platform positions, from policing to foreign policy, continue to spur sharp debate. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

He also went on to say that there is a “fear amongst the political class across this country of a discourse that is rising that seeks to question this convention.”

Dating back to his college days, Mamdani has expressed support for a boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel, which Influence Watch describes as “an international campaign to delegitimize the State of Israel as the expression of the Jewish people’s right to national self-determination by isolating the country economically through consumer boycotts, business and government withdrawal of investment, and legal sanctions.”

In another recently resurfaced video of Mamdani from 2021, the mayoral candidate highlighted his commitment to BDS.

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Mamdani at election night gathering

Zohran Mamdani rallies supporters during a campaign event in Long Island City. The progressive candidate has sparked controversy over past remarks on Israel. (Getty Images/Michael M. Santiago)

“I think there is nothing that’s too banal to stand up against the brutality of the occupation and apartheid,” he said. “And, so, you know, if it’s a shipping container or if it is a university that is being funded, a university that helped to develop IDF’s weapons technology, or it is an event with an Israeli ambassador, whatever it may be, I think that we have to showcase what that solidarity looks like.”

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Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani’s campaign for comment but did not immediately receive a response.