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Why some pro-Palestine activists have turned their backs on Mamdani

Mounira Elsamra10/14/2026
Why some pro-Palestine activists have turned their backs on Mamdani

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is arguably the most pro-Palestinian mayor in New York City's history. He campaigned heavily on the issue of Palestine , repeatedly condemning Israel and labelling its war on Gaza a genocide. Once in office, he used his power to rescind two pro-Israel executive orders imposed by his predecessor, Eric Adams. The first was New York City's adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism, which critics say conflates criticism of the state of Israel with antisemitism.

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