Speaking in 2023, Zohran Mamdani’s hyper-antisemitism, intertwined with his socialist contempt for police and the capitalist system, was amply displayed in a comment about the NYPD and Israel.
Mamdani referred to the “boot of the NYPD” being on the neck of New York City residents, adding that the “boot” was “laced by the IDF.”
In a gobbledygook statement that was redolent with his completely anti-Western views, Mamdani stated, “The importance for me of international solidarity is that it takes me out of the American political landscape and reminds me just how tame some of the things that I’m actually calling for in the next board. And it reminds me of the necessity of grounding ourselves in the struggles as opposed to the fights around the struggles. For anyone to care about these issues … We have to make clear that when the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it’s been laced by the IDF. We’re in a country where those connections abound. Especially in New York City, you have so many opportunities to make clear the ways in which that struggle over there is tied to capitalist interests over here.”
September, 2023.
Zohran Mamdani: "We have to make clear that when the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it's been laced by the IDF." pic.twitter.com/sr8pQyKvCq
— MAZE (@mazemoore) October 28, 2025
In 2020, Mamdani wrote on social media, “No, we want to defund the police,” “Queer liberation means defund the police,” and accused the NYPD of being “racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety.” He later wrote, “There is no negotiating with an institution this wicked and corrupt. Defund it. Dismantle it. End the cycle of violence.”
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In May 2025, Mamdani, who supports the BDS movement targeting Israel, refused to say whether Israel had a right to exist as a Jewish state. He has repeatedly referred to Israel’s war against Hamas as a “genocide.”
Mamdani has sponsored a bill that would fine Jewish groups at least $1 million for donating to “unauthorized” charities operating in Israel. The legislation would ban Jewish synagogues and charities from donating to groups such as United Hatzalah and ZAK. These nonprofit groups specialize in emergency response and treatment of victims of terrorism, according to The Jerusalem Post.
Tim Pearce contributed to this article.
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