Jihadi Zohran Mamdani said: "Israel is not a place" and "not a country"

It is a truth universally acknowledged, at least among those with a modicum of intellectual honesty, that words matter, particularly when they are spoken by those who aspire to wield power. So, when comrade Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic-Socialist frontrunner for mayor of New York City, a city with the largest Jewish population in the United States, declares, "Israel is not a place, it is not a country," one might reasonably pause to consider the implications of what this anti-Semite is implying.

These words, spoken during a December 2023 panel discussion at Riverside Church, are not merely a rhetorical flourish. They are a calculated assault on the legitimacy of a sovereign nation, a nation that, whatever one's politics, undeniably exists as a place, a country, and a home to millions. 

Mamdani's remarks, resurfaced from that chilly December evening, are not an isolated outburst but part of a broader pattern that should give any sentient observer cause for alarm. This is a man who, as the likely next mayor of New York, refuses to condemn the phrase "globalize the intifada," a slogan that, to anyone with a passing acquaintance with history, is a thinly veiled incitement to violence against Jews. 

Yet Mamdani, undeterred, doubles down. In a January 2024 discussion on Palestinian solidarity, he dismissed American politicians' support for Israel as outdated, tethered to a reality that, in his words, "does not exist." He went further, describing Israel not as a nation but as an "idea," one propped up by a "political apparatus that is still well-funded, quite strong, but is increasingly becoming more and more separated from public sentiment." 

We have to wonder, what public does he has in mind--perhaps the echo chamber of his own making.

Let's be clear: to call Israel an "idea" rather than a country is not merely a semantic quibble. It's a deliberate attempt to erase the reality of a state that has existed for nearly eight decades, with borders, citizens, and a vibrant, if contested, existence, not to mention its Biblical existence as the Jewish land.

Mamdani's words are not the product of ignorance, ignorance might be forgivable, but of ideology. He goes on to mock the notion of a two-state solution, claiming it is "physically impossible" because Palestinian land is not "a contiguous piece of land at this moment." This is a curious argument, one that conveniently sidesteps the complexities of history, geography, and diplomacy in favor of a simplistic narrative that denies Israel's right to exist while cloaking itself in the language of justice.

Mamdani's hatred for Israel is not new. Dating back to his college days, he has been a vocal supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which seeks to isolate Israel economically and delegitimize its very existence as the expression of Jewish self-determination. 

In a 2021 video, he proudly reaffirmed his commitment to BDS, stating, "I think there is nothing that's too banal to stand up against the brutality of the occupation and apartheid." He went on to argue that whether it's a shipping container, a university developing technology for the Israeli Defense Forces, or an event with an Israeli ambassador, "we have to showcase what that solidarity looks like." Solidarity with whom, exactly? Certainly not with the Jewish New Yorkers who might expect their mayor to represent them without dismissing their identity as a mere "idea."

And yet, there will likely be some Jewish New Yorkers who will vote for this creep because for them, the Democratic Party is their religion and they only follow the liberal media who is loathe to discuss who Mamdani really believes.

There is a grim irony here. Mamdani, speaking on July 30, 2025, just days after a deadly mass shooting in Manhattan, positions himself as a progressive champion, a voice for the marginalized. Yet his rhetoric betrays a selective blindness, one that sees oppression only where it suits his narrative. To question the "convention" of supporting Israel, as he puts it, is not merely to challenge policy but to flirt with a worldview that denies the Jewish people their right to a homeland. 

This is not progressivism; it is regression, dressed up in the modish garb of moral superiority.

One might ask: what does Mamdani propose instead? A world in which Israel ceases to exist? A New York where the mayor, entrusted with the safety and unity of a diverse city, peddles rhetoric that risks alienating and endangering a significant portion of its population? His words, delivered with the confidence of a man who believes history bends inexorably toward his vision, reveal a troubling disconnect, not just from reality, but from the responsibilities of leadership. 

New Yorkers, Jewish and otherwise, deserve better than a mayor who mistakes erasure for enlightenment.

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