NY City Mayor-Elect Confronts US President, Slamming Gaza Genocide
Mamdani also criticized US military aid to the Israeli regime.
The meeting came a day after Mamdani's response to anti-Israel protests outside a Manhattan synagogue, where chants of “Death to the IDF (Israeli military), “We don’t want no Zionists here,” and “Resistance, you make us proud, take another settler out” were heard.
A spokesperson for Mamdani suggested that hosting Nefesh B’nefesh—a group devoted to helping US Jews who want to immigrate to Israel—was inappropriate and in violation of international law.
Mamdani "believes every New Yorker should be free to enter a house of worship without intimidation, and that these sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law,” read the statement from him press secretary Dora Pekec.
During his White House visit on Friday, Mamdani was pressed by a reporter on his past comments on Israel. He said he had "spoken about the Israeli government committing genocide" and about "our government funding it."
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Mamdani said he told the president he appreciates "all efforts towards peace," including Trump's.
The president did not directly respond to Mamdani's characterization of Israeli actions as "genocide" during their brief appearance before the press.
Source: i24news.tv
