Zohran Mamdani, the Socialist anti-Semite Democratic nominee widely expected to become New York City�s next mayor, is facing backlash over a video he posted online that a Jewish advocacy group is calling �sick.�
The controversy stems from a clip Mamdani shared on X back on December 27. The video, titled �Hey Hanukkah,� features the Geeta Brothers � a Punjabi-Canadian music duo � along with two other men dancing to Punjabi-style music and spinning dreidels in front of a menorah.
�Happy 3rd night of Hanukkah from Astoria and Long Island City,� Mamdani captioned the post.
This week, the advocacy group StopAntisemitism resurfaced the video, blasting Mamdani for promoting what they see as offensive cultural appropriation.
�Zohran Mamdani posts Indian men cosplaying Jews, spinning dreidels and lighting the menorah,� the group wrote in a post on X. �Our holidays and traditions are sacred and not for your comedic pleasure @ZohranKMamdani � this is sick.�
Mamdani, who won the June 24 Democratic primary and is heavily favored to win the general election, has already been under fire for his refusal to denounce the slogan �globalize the intifada� � a phrase widely viewed as inciting violence against Jews.
Prominent Democrats, including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have publicly called on him to take a clear stance.
�Globalizing the intifada, by way of example, is not an acceptable phrasing,� Jeffries told ABC News on June 29. �He�s going to have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward.�
(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
6 Responses
I know we don’t like Mamdani, but let’s not turn into snowflakes. The video is hilarious.
What is sick? This video is hilarious!!!!
The video is super wacky but I don’t see what is antisemitic about it
I don’t usually comment, but making a big deal of this is, how should I put it nicely, very stupid.
This should be his worst ‘Aveirah”.
Don’t trivialize the real issues with a silly video.
STUDY THE CONTEXT. show the whole video. I can’t share links here, but the album is called “Geeta bros Punjabi Xmas”.
They decided to be nice and INCLUDE the jewish winter celebration in their holiday album.
It’s a GOOD thing!!
YWN, show the whole album, or at least add the context