Mayor Zohran Mamdani was blasted for “corrupting historical past” concerning the creation of Israel in a vile social media publish paying tribute to Palestinians – despatched out simply earlier than Jewish New Yorkers noticed Shabbat.
Mamdani, a staunch critic of Israel, honored “Nakba Day” – marking what Palestinians name the “disaster” of the Jewish State’s declaration of independence on Might 14, 1948 – in a Friday night time publish, that included a refined video interview with “Nakba survivor” and metropolis resident Inea Bushnaq.
“Right this moment marks Nakba Day, an annual remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of greater than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 through the creation of the State of Israel and the yr that adopted,” Hizzoner wrote in an X publish on his official mayoral account.
“Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us – considered one of residence, custom and reminiscence over generations.”
Within the video, Bushnaq particulars fleeing her residence at age 9 as a result of “the Zionists have been coming into Jerusalem.”
The stunning video goes on to assert that the displacement of Palestinians “continues to today.”
“Mamdani is harmful, he’s evil, he’s stirring the pot of hate,” Individuals Towards Antisemitism founder Dov Hikind informed The Submit, stressing how Jewish communities are being focused in assaults.
“He’s corrupting historical past. He doesn’t know his f—king historical past,” he blasted, including that the United Nations voted to create the State of Israel and a Palestinian state, with Jews accepting the plan whereas 5 Arab nations – Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq – “rejected it and went to conflict with Israel.”
Israel finally gained the conflict, and the Arab nations later created a day to commemorate the loss.
Mamdani’s outrageous publish shortly triggered a firestorm on-line, with critics slamming him for firing off “political propaganda masquerading as compassion” and accusing him of erasing historical past.
“He ignores that roughly 850,000 Jews have been expelled or compelled to flee Arab international locations within the years that adopted,” one digital naysayer raged on X.
“He presents ‘Nakba Day’ as if it’s about grief, when in actuality it’s a motion that rejects Israel’s existence (and together with it thousands and thousands of Jews). In a metropolis the place Jews are already dealing with rampant harassment and violence, this type of one-sided historic revisionism fuels hostility towards Jews.”
As anti-Israel protests proceed throughout the Large Apple, together with exterior synagogues, Mamdani has not condemned the rowdy demonstrations and has as an alternative doubled down on his assist for them.
“This video provokes and justifies acts of revenge and hate on Jews and Jewish Synagogues throughout NYC,” one commenter raged, as one other blasted him for “leaving out some key historic details.”
“Okay!! I’m completed being good… You might be placing Jews in every single place in danger by not offering historic context for this,” United Jewish Lecturers President Moshe Spern fumed on X.
“You might be placing Jews in harms approach!! Sufficient is sufficient!!”
Mamdani has had a strained relationship with Jewish leaders since he ran for workplace final yr, as he was criticized for controversial feedback and stances together with outspoken criticisms of Israel.
Critics have additionally expressed concern over the mayor’s refusal to sentence the “globalize the intifada” rallying cry for violence in opposition to Jewish individuals.
First Girl Rama Duwaji has additionally come beneath hearth for social media posts praising Palestinian terrorists, bashing Israel, and reportedly as soon as liking posts celebrating the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist bloodbath in Israel.
Mamdani defended his spouse, and he or she apologized in April for the “harm” brought on by alarming social media posts – although didn’t instantly specific remorse for the Israel-bashing content material.
