Nakba Day Video by NYC Mayor Sparks Political Firestorm
The video drew 10 million views by Sunday evening and sparked criticism that city resources were used for a one-sided account of the conflict.
- On Friday, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a video marking Nakba Day, sparking outrage among Jewish leaders who criticized the administration for promoting a "one-sided" historical narrative regarding Israel's 1948 creation.
- Mamdani has consistently aligned with pro-Palestinian activism, refusing to recognize Israel as a Jewish state and supporting divestment efforts, stances that have alienated many of the city's 1 million Jewish residents.
- The four-minute video features Inea Bushnaq recounting her family's displacement; critics argue it erases the history of 850,000 Jews expelled from Arab lands, a fact they claim the video deliberately omitted.
- Jewish leaders, including former Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Yaacov Behrman, announced boycotts of an upcoming Shavuot event at Gracie Mansion, labeling the mayor's actions as deeply divisive.
- These recurring clashes underscore a widening rift between the mayor and the city's Jewish community, occurring as federal authorities recently thwarted an alleged Iran-linked plot to attack a local synagogue.
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‘Historical revisionism:’ NYC Jewish community leaders react to Mayor Mamdani’s Nakba Day post
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has repeatedly made clear that he is strongly pro-Palestine and critical of the Israeli government, took to social media on Friday to recognize Nakba Remembrance Day, thus doubling down on his beliefs. In a May 15 post on X, the mayor described Nakba Day as “an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the…
‘Beyond Ironic’: Mamdani’s ‘Nakba’ Video Features Non-Arab Woman Critics Say Has European Roots
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) speaking with the press in the Bronx, New York City, May 18, 2026. Photo: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked the Palestinian “Nakba” with an official City Hall video featuring a woman presented as a survivor of Israel’s founding war, but critics quickly identified her family as “European settlers” from Bosnia who left Arab-controlled territory. T…
NYC's Catastrophic Mayor Mamdani Sparks Outrage With Antisemitic 'Nakba Day' Video
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is a sick Jew-hater. In 1947, the ‘Palestinians’ rejected the United Nations Partition Plan that would have given them a state. Instead, the ‘Palestinians’ and five Arab nations launched a genocidal war against Israel, immediately after Israel declared it’s independence. The ‘Palestinians’ and their allies lost the war, and to this day refer to that defeat as the Nakba. Furthermore, since 1948, Israel has made numerous and g…
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