A number of Columbia faculty members who signed onto a letter of support for a student statement contextualizing Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel have donated to Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral campaign, according to a review of public records by The Washington Free Beacon.
Mamdani reportedly supports the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel and has vowed to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if the Israeli prime minister enters New York City.
The 33-year-old democratic socialist, who has accused Israel of committing genocide, recently declined to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada,” which is widely seen as a call for violence against Jews. Mamdani instead described it as “a desperate desire for equality and equal rights in standing up for Palestinian rights.”
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