CAMERA: Parades for Pakistan, Eradication for Israel: Mamdani's Hypocrisy Goes Unchecked on ABC
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On June 28, 2026, ABC News’ Jonathan Karl sat down for an interview with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The topics centered around the recent democratic primaries in New York City and his support for certain candidates and the positions they hold. When Karl asked the self-described anti-Zionist about Israel, he failed to challenge Mamdani’s flawed definition of Jewishness or his hypocrisy regarding democratic rights. After Mamdani first lambasted Israeli actions in Gaza, Karl asked if he supported Israel as a Jewish State following the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) rejection of a two-state solution. Mamdani gave a rehearsed response: “I’ve said time and again, I support the State of Israel as a state with equal rights. I believe that any state that privileges one religion over the other is one that I can’t tell you I support, whether it be Israel or Saudi Arabia or anywhere else . . . we should all be considered equal no matter what our faith is.”... Mamdani’s inclusion of Saudi Arabia with Israel is a transparent attempt to appear as if he is not singling out Israel. But in trying to equalize the two countries, Mamdani looks both ridiculous and wrong. As Attorney Mark Goldfeder wrote, Israel is a “Jewish democracy with equal citizenship for non-Jews. [Saudi Arabia] is an absolute monarchy governed by sharia.” Saudi Arabia prohibits public practice of any religion but Islam and both apostasy and blasphemy can carry the death penalty there...
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