The cousin of a firefighter who died on 9/11 took a veiled jab at New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
"I know my cousin Steve and many, many others would agree with me when I say, let’s continue to press all politicians, including those who went home already, to firmly renounce terror and violence," he said. "When political candidates and public officials refuse to condemn global terror and phrases such as ‘globalize the intifada,’ they are inviting another 9/11, God forbid, and they continue to bring daily fear for all New Yorkers."
"Enough. Enough is enough," he continued. "Twenty-four years later, we need all political candidates, including every single potential future mayor — and you know who I’m talking about — of this great city to speak out against terror and unite as freedom-loving New Yorkers. God bless America, land of the free and home of the brave."
"Globalize the intifada" is an anti-Zionist slogan calling for international support for Palestinian resistance against Israel that has been criticized as a call for violence against Israelis and Jews.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani refused to condemn the phrase throughout his campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination. ( Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Mamdani said earlier this summer that the phrase shows "a desperate desire for equality and equal rights in standing up for Palestinian human rights" but later clarified amid backlash that it is "not language that I use."
"The language that I use and the language that I will continue to use to lead this city is that which speaks clearly to my intent, which is an intent grounded in a belief in universal human rights," Mamdani said during an appearance on NBC.
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