The video shows Indians dancing around a menorah, wearing wigs, mocking the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah - and Mamdani chose to post it and spread it around.
Did he do this as a young college student? Even 10 years ago? Nope - this was last year, in the midst of massive antisemitism at Columbia and NYU.
“Our holidays and traditions are sacred and not for your comedic pleasure,” the group Stop Antisemitism wrote.
nypost.com
He was a big supporter of a terrorist fund raising front here in the U.S., funneling money directly to Hamas. He should have been deported over a decade ago.
AI Overview
According to some reports, New York City politician Zohran Mamdani, who has also been known as the rapper Mr. Cardamom, expressed support for the Holy Land Five, individuals convicted of providing financial support to Hamas through the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF). The HLF was a Muslim charity that the US government designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) and shut down in 2001, freezing its assets,
according to the ADL.
Specifically, the New York Post reported in June 2025 that Mamdani, in a 2017 rap song titled "Salaam," expressed his "love" for the Holy Land Five and urged listeners to "look 'em up". Canary Mission, an organization that tracks antisemitism, highlighted this lyric, interpreting it as an endorsement of individuals convicted of funding a terrorist organization.
The Holy Land Five were convicted in 2008 of various charges, including providing material support to Hamas. Their convictions and the case against the HLF have been the subject of debate and controversy, with some critics raising concerns about due process and the nature of the evidence used
Contrary to what one may believe, we’re not here to critique New York democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for his grating stint as a rapper.
honestreporting.com
"Now, even though we aren’t going to make fun of Mamdani for trying his hand at an illustrious F-list rap career, we may as well criticize some antisemitic elements present in his songs. One example is
Salaam, released in 2017. In it, Mamdani praises the Holy Land 5, who were convicted of funneling millions of dollars to Hamas through their organization. Here is what Canary Mission revealed:"
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"Redefining Antisemitism to Please Jew Haters
Media have taken a special interest in Mamdani as well – plastering heroic profiles of him everywhere. The New York Times’ Masha Gessen, in particular, has taken quite the delusional approach in
“The Attacks on Zohran Mamdani Show That We Need a New Understanding of Antisemitism.”"
He's a complete piece of shit, which is why Democrats love him in the first place.
