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Edward Helmore

Mamdani says he won’t use ‘globalize the intifada’ amid backlash

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Zohran Mamdani speaks at an endorsement event from the union DC 37 on 15 July 2025, in New York City. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York mayor, has told business leaders in the city he will not use the phrase “globalize the intifada” and discourage others from doing so, according to reports.

Mamdani, a democratic socialist who won the Democratic nomination last month, has been under pressure to clarify his position on the phrase that many regard as a call to violence against Jews, and one that he had previously declined to condemn.

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