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

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 Read Entire Article