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Nithya Raman Defends “Genocide” Gaza Call Amid Rising Antisemitism

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC · How we work

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Nithya Raman defended calling Israel’s Gaza actions a “genocide” at the Jewish Los Angeles Mayoral Forum.
She said she used the term after seeing reports of hospital targeting and child deaths.
Raman warned antisemitism is rising nationwide and in Los Angeles from both right and left.
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) recorded 46 anti-Jewish hate crimes Jan. 1–May 31, 2026, a 12% increase over the prior year.

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Nithya Raman defended calling Israel’s Gaza actions a “genocide” at the Jewish Los Angeles Mayoral Forum.
She said she used the term after seeing reports of hospital targeting and child deaths.
Raman warned antisemitism is rising nationwide and in Los Angeles from both right and left.
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) recorded 46 anti-Jewish hate crimes Jan. 1–May 31, 2026, a 12% increase over the prior year.