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Richmond Mayor Faces Resignation Calls Over Antisemitic Remarks

12/20/2025

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Eduardo Martinez, the socialist mayor of Richmond, California, faced backlash for antisemitic remarks at a pro-Palestinian conference, including a hat reading "Death Death to the IDF."
He justified Hamas' October 7 attacks that killed over 1,200 Israelis and is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Calls for his resignation intensified after the December 14 terror attack in Australia.

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Eduardo Martinez, the socialist mayor of Richmond, California, faced backlash for antisemitic remarks at a pro-Palestinian conference, including a hat reading "Death Death to the IDF."
He justified Hamas' October 7 attacks that killed over 1,200 Israelis and is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Calls for his resignation intensified after the December 14 terror attack in Australia.