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Mayor Mamdani’s Nakba Documentary Sparks Jewish Outrage

5/17/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a four-minute City Hall documentary that features Nakba survivor Inea Bushnaq.
The video includes an interview with Bushnaq, who was nine when her family was displaced in 1948.
Post-election polls show 62 percent of voters were motivated by Mamdani’s Palestinian stance on Nakba Day.
Mamdani declined to acknowledge Israel’s independence day and refused to attend the Israel Day parade, sparking anger among some Jewish leaders.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a four-minute City Hall documentary that features Nakba survivor Inea Bushnaq.
The video includes an interview with Bushnaq, who was nine when her family was displaced in 1948.
Post-election polls show 62 percent of voters were motivated by Mamdani’s Palestinian stance on Nakba Day.
Mamdani declined to acknowledge Israel’s independence day and refused to attend the Israel Day parade, sparking anger among some Jewish leaders.