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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Dem lawmaker admits people might actually mean it when they say ‘globalize the intifada'
Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., acknowledged this week that some people might literally mean the phrase "globalize the Intifada," and deflected on why New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has been reluctant in fully condemning it. According to the American Jewish Committee, the phrase "calls for people from around the globe to participate in rising up against Israel." The Second Intifada against Israel in the early 2000s was marked by Palestinian terrorism, including suicide bombings against Israeli civilians. "Speak to people who might still be on the fence here, especially on the 'globalize the intifada' phrase, because that, you know, really did not go over well with some folks out there," Fox News national correspondent Aishah Hasnie asked Carson as Mamdani visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday. "Sure," Carson responded. James Carville Warns Mamdani To Keep 'Globalize The Intifada' Phrase 'Out Your Mouth' "What does he need to do besides, I mean, do you think he needs to just come out and condemn the phrase?" Hasnie asked. Read On The Fox News App "Well, I think he'll speak to it. I mean, some people mean it literally, some people have repurposed the phrase, they mean it symbolically, and I think he can speak to it better than I can," Carson said. The New York Times reported Tuesday that Mamdani said he would not use the phrase and would "discourage" the use of it during remarks he gave to over 100 business executives during a private meeting in Rockefeller Center at the offices of Tishman Speyer. Mamdani had repeatedly dodged questions about the phrase "globalize the intifada," which is widely seen as a call for violence against Jewish people. Dem Rep. Ritchie Torres Shreds Mamdani On Failure To Condemn 'Intifada' Language During an event Monday with a New York City musicians' union celebrating its endorsement of Mamdani, the Democratic Party's nominee for mayor avoided answering questions about the controversial rhetoric and whether he supports the phrase. After Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral nomination in a political upset, he came under fire from Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., during an interview in June on ABC. "Globalizing the intifada, by way of example, is not an acceptable phrase, and he's going to have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward," Jeffries said. Mamdani originally declined to condemn the rhetoric during an interview last month with The Bulwark podcast. During a "Meet the Press" interview with host Kristen Welker where she asked Mamdani to condemn the rhetoric three times during an interview, he article source: Dem lawmaker admits people might actually mean it when they say 'globalize the intifada'
Fox News
5 days ago
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- Fox News
Mamdani walks back ‘globalize the intifada' stance during NYC business meeting
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani told business leaders during a closed-door meeting this week that he would not use the slogan "Globalize the Intifada" and would discourage others from using it moving forward, Fox News has confirmed. After months of refusing to condemn the anti-Israel rallying cry, which, according to the American Jewish Committee, "calls for people from around the globe to participate in rising up against Israel," Mamdani told more than 140 business leaders that a conversation with a Jewish woman about how this phrase triggers memories of terrible incidents changed his mind. The New York Times first reported Mamdani's comments on Tuesday following his meeting with business leaders at the Partnership for New York City at the offices of Tishman Speyer in Rockefeller Center. Down in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, at another closed-door meeting hosted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., about how to run a successful digital campaign, condemnation of the phrase was absent from conversations among national Democratic leaders who attended. When asked by Fox News if there was a discussion about Mamdani's new discouragement of the phrase, Ocasio-Cortez said, "No, that did not come up." Several Democratic lawmakers confirmed Mamdani didn't share specifics about his radical policy agenda for New York City, but instead shared his insights on running an effective digital campaign with a focus on affordability. A visibly frustrated Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., told Fox News' Aishah Hasnie that Mamdani "didn't even talk about" the phrase during the breakfast. "I'll have that discussion with him later, but it didn't come up. But I mean, I know a whole lot of people that care deeply about Israel that also are very worried about watching children die of starvation," she said. Reps. André Carson, D-Ill., and Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., also confirmed the topic did not come up. The slogan "Globalize the Intifada" has stirred up tension within the Democratic Party since Mamdani was asked by The Bulwark podcast host Tim Miller if the phrase made him uncomfortable. Mamdani said he doesn't support the policing or banning of language when repeatedly asked by journalists if he would condemn the phrase. Unsurprisingly, his competitor in the mayoral race, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, joined the chorus of Jewish advocates and coalitions who criticized Mamdani's refusal to condemn the phrase. "That is not only wrong, it is dangerous," Cuomo said in a statement soon after the viral clip. "There are no two sides here," he added. But as Mamdani walks back his position on others using the phrase—popular among the pro-Palestine protests that have erupted at Columbia University and other college campuses as Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza rages on—national Democrats have begun to weigh in on the controversial slogan. Ocasio-Cortez, an early endorser of Mamdani's campaign, told Fox News' Chad Pergram on Wednesday that Mamdani shared critical insights about how to "level up all of our games in terms of technique" during the "Communication and Organizing Skillshare Breakfast" in Washington on Wednesday. While several national Democratic leaders have come out in support of Mamdani—including Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who backed Cuomo in the Democratic primary—outstanding skeptics have not endorsed the 33-year-old candidate. House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have confirmed plans to meet with Mamdani in New York City later this week, but both top Democrats have yet to formally endorse the self-described Democratic socialist. Ocasio-Cortez also urged those with outstanding questions about Mamdani to "get to know him" before "making assessments from what you may see on television." She applauded her caucus for "showing up in good faith" on Wednesday to give him a fair chance and demonstrating a "willingness to listen and make assessments for themselves." Mamdani's campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for additional comment.
Fox News
6 days ago
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Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed' Newsletter: DNC boss says Mamdani's hateful phrase welcome in 'big tent'
Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. IN TODAY'S NEWSLETTER: - Democrats' 'big tent' just fine with Mamdani's 'globalize the intifada' mantra- Stanford scientist says antisemites drove him out of lab after Oct. 7- Ivy League prof leaves school over unwillingness to deal with anti-Israel hate TOP STORY: 'Globalize the Intifada' is just one opinion in the big tent that is the Democratic Party, according to DNC Chairman Ken Martin. He dismissed concerns over New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's unwillingness to explicitly condemn the slogan, adding in an interview with PBS that the key to developing a winning coalition is through welcoming people with whom you disagree. Mamdani has garnered backlash for refusing to condemn the phrase, which has become a rallying cry for anti-Israel protesters. VIDEO: Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt argues the National Education Association, the largest teachers union in the U.S., has been 'overtaken' by activists. WATCH HERE: HATRED IN THE LAB: An Israeli scientist claims his work at Stanford was sabotaged, he was falsely accused of sexual harassment and ultimately fired, all because he is Jewish. Shay Laps joined Stanford University months after the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, with the hope of furthering his award-winning research into peptides and proteins under the mentorship of more experienced scientific minds, according to his federal lawsuit against the school. DROPPING OUT: An Israeli professor has left Columbia University, fed up with the Ivy League school's unwillingness to deal with anti-Israel protests on campus. Shai Davidai said he doesn't trust the school's leadership, including Acting President Claire Shipman, to make the school safe for Jewish students and faculty. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK: Jewish leaders and advocates predict a mass exodus from New York if 33-year-old socialist Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor. The winner of the Democratic primary has participated in anti-Israel protests and refused to condemn the phrase "Globalize the intifada" or recognize Israel as a Jewish state. GUEST EDITORIAL: Anat Alon-Beck , Mark Goldfeder , Erielle Davidson explain how Ireland's proposed boycott of Israeli businesses could create a dangerous legal trap for American investors. Under U.S. law, it is illegal for American companies to participate in or support foreign-government-backed boycotts of Israel, and many states have laws against even indirect support of the BDS movement. If Ireland were seeking to chase American capital out of the country, it could not have devised a better way to do so, they write. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "If Zohran Mamdani is elected, expect a Jewish exodus out of New York City." - Yuval David, an actor, filmmaker and Jewish activist. - Looking for more on this topic? Find more antisemitism coverage from Fox News here. - Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe to additional newsletters from Fox News here. - Want live updates? Get the Fox News app here
Daily Tribune
6 days ago
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- Daily Tribune
West Bank seeing largest displacement since 1967: UN
The UN warned yesterday that mass displacement in the West Bank had hit levels not seen since the start of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territory nearly 60 years ago. The United Nations said an Israeli military operation launched in the north of the occupied territory in January had displaced tens of thousands of people, raising concerns about possible "ethnic cleansing". The military operation "has been the longest since ... the second Intifada", in the early 2000s, said Juliette Touma, spokeswoman for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. "It is impacting several refugee camps in the area, and it is causing the largest population displacement of the Palestinians in the West Bank since 1967," she told reporters in Geneva via video from Jordan, referring to the sixday Arab-Israeli war that led to Israel's occupation of the West Bank. The UN rights office meanwhile warned that mass forced displacement by an occupation force could amount to "ethnic cleansing". Since Israel's military launched its operation "Iron Wall" in the north of the West Bank in January, rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan said that "about 30,000 Palestinians remain forcibly displaced". Israeli security forces had during the same period issued demolition orders for about 1,400homes in the northern West Bank,he said, describing the figures as"alarming". He pointed out that Israelidemolitions had displaced 2,907Palestinians across the West Banksince October 2023. Another 2,400 Palestinians --nearly half of them children --had been displaced as a result ofIsraeli settler actions, he added,lamenting that the combined result was the "emptying large partsof the West Bank of Palestinians". "Permanently displacing thecivilian population within occupied territory amounts to unlawful transfer," Kheetan said,stressing that depending on thecircumstances this could be "tantamount to ethnic cleansing" andcould "amount to a crime againsthumanity". Kheetan said 757 attacks by Israeli settlers had been recordedin the West Bank during the firsthalf of the year, a 13% increase onthe same period in 2024. The attacks injured 96 Palestinians in the occupied territoryin June alone, he told reporters,stressing that this was the highestmonthly injury toll of Palestiniansfrom settler attacks, "in over twodecades". Violence in the West Bank hassurged since the October 2023attack on Israel by Palestinianmilitant group Hamas triggeredwar in the Gaza Strip. Since then, at least 964 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank, including EastJerusalem, according to the UN. During that same period, 53Israelis have been killed in reported attacks by Palestinians orin armed clashes -- 35 of them inthe West Bank and 18 in Israel.
The Journal
15-07-2025
- Politics
- The Journal
West Bank seeing largest displacement of Palestinians since 1967, UN says
THE UNITED NATIONS has warned that mass displacement in the West Bank had hit levels not seen since the start of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territory nearly 60 years ago. The UN said an Israeli military operation launched in the north of the occupied territory in January had displaced tens of thousands of people, raising concerns about possible 'ethnic cleansing'. The military operation 'has been the longest since … the second Intifada', in the early 2000s, said Juliette Touma, spokeswoman for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. 'It is impacting several refugee camps in the area, and it is causing the largest population displacement of the Palestinians in the West Bank since 1967,' she told reporters in Geneva via video from Jordan, referring to the six-day Arab-Israeli war that led to Israel's occupation of the West Bank. The UN rights office meanwhile warned that mass forced displacement by an occupation force could amount to 'ethnic cleansing'. Since Israel's military launched its operation 'Iron Wall' in the north of the West Bank in January, rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan said that 'about 30,000 Palestinians remain forcibly displaced'. Israeli security forces had during the same period issued demolition orders for about 1,400 homes in the northern West Bank, he said, describing the figures as 'alarming'. He pointed out that Israeli demolitions had displaced 2,907 Palestinians across the West Bank since October 2023. Another 2,400 Palestinians – nearly half of them children – had been displaced as a result of Israeli settler actions, he added, lamenting that the combined result was the 'emptying large parts of the West Bank of Palestinians'. 'Permanently displacing the civilian population within occupied territory amounts to unlawful transfer,' Kheetan said, stressing that depending on the circumstances this could be 'tantamount to ethnic cleansing' and could 'amount to a crime against humanity'. Kheetan said 757 attacks by Israeli settlers had been recorded in the West Bank during the first half of the year, a 13% increase on the same period in 2024. Advertisement The attacks injured 96 Palestinians in the occupied territory in June alone, he told reporters, stressing that this was the highest monthly injury toll of Palestinians from settler attacks, 'in over two decades'. Violence in the West Bank has surged since the October 2023 attack on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas triggered war in the Gaza Strip. Since then, at least 964 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, according to the UN. During that same period, 53 Israelis have been killed in reported attacks by Palestinians or in armed clashes – 35 of them in the West Bank and 18 in Israel. Gaza Meanwhile, Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 18 people today, including two women who were shot near an aid distribution point in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The ongoing conflict has created dire humanitarian conditions for Gaza's population of more than two million, displacing most residents at least once and triggering severe shortages of food and other essentials. The civil defence agency told AFP that its 'crews have transported at least 18 martyrs and dozens of wounded since dawn', most of them following Israeli air strikes on the northern Gaza Strip. One strike hit a tent in Gaza City housing displaced Palestinians, killing six people, according to the civil defence agency. In the southern area of Rafah, two women were killed by Israeli fire near an aid distribution point, the agency said, adding that 13 people were wounded in the incident. Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties in accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify the tolls and details provided by the civil defence agency and other parties. The UN said that at least 875 have died trying to access aid in Gaza since late May – when Israel eased a two-month aid blockade – with most killed near sites run by the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. On the outskirts of Gaza City on Tuesday, AFP footage from Al-Shati refugee camp showed Palestinians searching for survivors through the rubble of a family home hit in a strike that the civil defence said killed five people. Jihad Omar, who was using his bare hands to dig through the concrete ruins, said he was looking for two children. Related Reads Fine Gael TD criticises Alan Shatter for comparing Occupied Territories Bill to Father Ted sketch Micheál Martin likens Israel's plans for 'humanitarian city' in Gaza to a 'concentration camp' 'Every day, we bury children, women and elderly people. Homes collapse on the heads of their residents,' the 48-year-old told AFP. 'Find a solution,' he said. 'Let us raise those (children) who remain. We barely have any left.' Meanwhile, Hamas announced the Israeli 'assassination' of a member of its political leadership, Muhammad Faraj al-Ghoul, who once served as a minister in the group's Gaza government. Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military its forces had targeted 'several Hamas members in the Al-Shati area', without offering further details. It did not comment on the other strikes reported by the civil defence agency, but said in a statement that troops had 'dismantled a terrorist tunnel' in the Khan Younis area, in southern Gaza. Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Out of 251 hostages taken by Palestinian militants that day, 49 are still being held in Gaza, including 27 the Israeli military says are dead. Israel's retaliatory offensive, now in its 22nd month, has killed at least 58,479 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The UN considers the ministry's figures reliable. © AFP 2025
