Mamdani: My Disagreement with New Yorkers on Israel Policy Is Rooted in Shared Humanity

COLBERT Okay let s ░░░░░░░░ about the elephant in ░░░░░░░░ room is that there ░░░░░░░░ many people in New ░░░░░░░░ even people who would ░░░░░░░░ her candidacy otherwise who ░░░░░░░░ t want to support ░░░░░░░░ because of the Jewish ░░░░░░░░ s fear of the ░░░░░░░░ and rising anti Semitism ░░░░░░░░ only around the world ░░░░░░░░ in this country and ░░░░░░░░ in New York which ░░░░░░░░ the largest Jewish population ░░░░░░░░ any city other than ░░░░░░░░ Aviv in the whole ░░░░░░░░ They are worried They ░░░░░░░░ very upset by some ░░░░░░░░ the things that you ░░░░░░░░ said in the past ░░░░░░░░ are afraid that your ░░░░░░░░ would actually lead to ░░░░░░░░ anti Semitism They believe ░░░░░░░░ would be more dangerous ░░░░░░░░ them What do you ░░░░░░░░ to those New Yorkers ░░░░░░░░ are afraid that you ░░░░░░░░ t be their mayor ░░░░░░░░ you wouldn t protect ░░░░░░░░ MAMDANI You know I ░░░░░░░░ where that fear is ░░░░░░░░ from It s a ░░░░░░░░ that is based upon ░░░░░░░░ horrific attacks we ve ░░░░░░░░ in Washington D C ░░░░░░░░ Boulder Colorado COLBERT All ░░░░░░░░ way from Jews will ░░░░░░░░ replace us to today ░░░░░░░░ And it s a ░░░░░░░░ that I hear also ░░░░░░░░ New Yorkers themselves You ░░░░░░░░ just a few days ░░░░░░░░ the horrific war crime ░░░░░░░░ October 7 a friend ░░░░░░░░ mine told me about ░░░░░░░░ he went to his ░░░░░░░░ for Shabbat services and ░░░░░░░░ heard the door open ░░░░░░░░ him and a tremor ░░░░░░░░ up his spine as ░░░░░░░░ turned around not knowing ░░░░░░░░ was there and what ░░░░░░░░ meant for him I ░░░░░░░░ to a Jewish man ░░░░░░░░ Williamsburg just months ago ░░░░░░░░ told me that the ░░░░░░░░ he left unlocked for ░░░░░░░░ is now one that ░░░░░░░░ locks Ultimately it s ░░░░░░░░ we are seeing a ░░░░░░░░ of anti Semitism and ░░░░░░░░ s why at the ░░░░░░░░ of my proposal for ░░░░░░░░ of Community Safety is ░░░░░░░░ commitment to increase funding ░░░░░░░░ anti hate crime programming ░░░░░░░░ 800 Applause Because to ░░░░░░░░ point anti Semitism is ░░░░░░░░ simply something we should ░░░░░░░░ about It s something ░░░░░░░░ we have to tackle ░░░░░░░░ have to make clear ░░░░░░░░ s no room for ░░░░░░░░ this city in this ░░░░░░░░ in this world COLBERT ░░░░░░░░ justification for violence of ░░░░░░░░ kind MAMDANI No There ░░░░░░░░ no room for violence ░░░░░░░░ this city in this ░░░░░░░░ in this world And ░░░░░░░░ I have found from ░░░░░░░░ New Yorkers is an ░░░░░░░░ to navigate disagreement You ░░░░░░░░ I remember the words ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Koch who said ░░░░░░░░ you agree with me ░░░░░░░░ 9 out of 12 ░░░░░░░░ vote for me 12 ░░░░░░░░ of 12 See a ░░░░░░░░ And I had an ░░░░░░░░ Jewish woman come up ░░░░░░░░ me in a synagogue ░░░░░░░░ months ago after a ░░░░░░░░ Club Forum and she ░░░░░░░░ in my ear I ░░░░░░░░ with you on one ░░░░░░░░ I m pretty sure ░░░░░░░░ know which one it ░░░░░░░░ And I agree with ░░░░░░░░ on the others and ░░░░░░░░ m going to be ░░░░░░░░ you on my ballot ░░░░░░░░ I say this because ░░░░░░░░ know there are many ░░░░░░░░ Yorkers with whom I ░░░░░░░░ a disagreement about the ░░░░░░░░ government s policies and ░░░░░░░░ there are many who ░░░░░░░░ that that s a ░░░░░░░░ still rooted in shared ░░░░░░░░ because the conclusions I ░░░░░░░░ come to they are ░░░░░░░░ conclusions of Israeli historians ░░░░░░░░ Amos Goldberg They are ░░░░░░░░ the words of an ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ░░░░░░░░ said just recently what ░░░░░░░░ are doing in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ a war of devastation ░░░░░░░░ s cruel it s ░░░░░░░░ it s limitless it ░░░░░░░░ criminal killing of civilians ░░░░░░░░ are the conclusions I ░░░░░░░░ come to Cheering and ░░░░░░░░