New York City Mayor Eric Adams claimed the Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has the flaw of not apologizing, even though he must “maintain relationships with the international community.”
Mamdani has repeatedly refused to condemn the phrase, “Globalize the intifada,” despite insisting he doesn’t use it. This phrase refers to violent uprisings against Israel.
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Adams knocked Mamdani for not apologizing for the phrase while he was on Fox Business’s Mornings with Maria on Tuesday.
“This is an international city, and you must be able to maintain relationships with the international community. Not only [Mamdani’s] unwillingness to do global intifada, but his unwillingness to apologize for mocking Hanukkah, just the unwillingness of just saying, ‘I’m wrong,’” Adams said.
The reference to Hanukkah comes from a video Mamdani posted last year that is still live. In the video, comedic duo Geeta Brothers are dressed in Jewish attire during a parody song to wish Jewish people a happy third night of Hanukkah.
Then, the mayor referenced the five federal corruption charges against him that the Department of Justice dismissed.
“I tell New York City all the time, these last 15 months, there were things that I could have done better, and I apologize for the city,” Adams said. “Never broke laws, but you should be willing to say, ‘Hey, I could have done something better.’ There is nothing wrong with that.”
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New York City has a large Jewish community, and Mamdani faced accusations of antisemitism over his refusal to condemn the phrase, in addition to his staunch anti-Israel stances, including support for boycotting, divesting from, and sanctioning the country — a policy that studies show disenfranchises Jewish people.
Adams is running as an independent candidate in November despite initially winning office as a Democrat and his claims that he is a Democratic mayor. He will face off against Mamdani in November.