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NYC Mayor's Nakba Tribute Sparks Outcry Over Anti-Jewish Risks

5/16/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Nakba Day tribute was condemned as revisionism that could incite anti-Jewish sentiment.
He posted the tribute on X with a video of Inea Bushnaq recalling fleeing Jerusalem, while United Jewish Teachers President Moshe Spern warned that ignoring 850,000 Jews expelled from Arab nations endangers New York’s Jewish community.
Mamdani has not condemned protests and defended his wife Rama Duwaji, who liked posts praising the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attacks.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Nakba Day tribute was condemned as revisionism that could incite anti-Jewish sentiment.
He posted the tribute on X with a video of Inea Bushnaq recalling fleeing Jerusalem, while United Jewish Teachers President Moshe Spern warned that ignoring 850,000 Jews expelled from Arab nations endangers New York’s Jewish community.
Mamdani has not condemned protests and defended his wife Rama Duwaji, who liked posts praising the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attacks.