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Leading candidate for mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani He was shocked after a producer on Stephen Colbert’s late-night TV show suggested a game segment in which he would be asked for ratings. Hamas and PalestineAccording to a new report.
Mamdan appeared Late Show with Stephen Colbert With New York City Comptroller and fellow mayoral candidate Brad Lander in June. That day, Colbert received a letter from prominent Jewish figures asking him to ask Mamdani about Israel, the new Yorker Report.
Israel has been a center of attention in the mayoral race, Many of Mamdani’s political opponents attacked him Over his criticism of the kingdom and its war with Hamas in Gaza. In response, Mamdani has said that he believes that the State of Israel should exist and Anti-Semitism has been condemned.
Moments before the candidates took the stage, Colbert’s producers told Mamdani they wanted to discuss some additional questions with him, the new Yorker Report. A producer then introduced a negative segment about Hamas and Palestine.
The producer suggested, “Thumbs up or down: Hamas.” the new Yorker“Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down: A Palestinian State.”
Mamdani told the magazine: “I couldn’t believe what was happening. A rumor about a massacre could be spread on a late-night game.”
Mamdani’s senior adviser Zara Rahim reportedly told the producer: “You have the first Muslim candidate for mayor in the history of New York. You don’t want to ask him any questions about that?”
Independent CBS has been contacted for comment. The network did not comment the new Yorker,
The thumbs-up thumbs-down segment did not occur, but Colbert asked Mamdani: “Does the State of Israel have a right to exist?”
Mamdani replied, “Yes, like all states, I believe it has a right to exist, and a responsibility to uphold international law.”
Mamdani also spoke on the issue earlier this week, when he issued a statement Second anniversary of Israel-Hamas conflictThe war began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing 1,200 and taking 251 hostage. Israel launched an offensive on the Gaza Strip, devastating the area and killing more than 67,000 Palestinians over the past two years, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Mamdani’s statement criticized Hamas’s “horrible war crimes” and accused the Israeli government of launching a “genocidal war”. The mayoral candidate also called for “peace” and an end to “occupation and apartheid”.
This statement came only a few days ago President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas The first phase of the ceasefire agreement was agreed upon. The agreement will include the release of hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from some areas of Gaza.
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is a current contender for mayor of New York City, along with some election Due to which he was more than 10 points ahead of his nearest rival Andrew Cuomo. New York City voters will choose their next mayor on November 4.