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Mamdani defends Nakba Day video as Jews debate whether to attend his Shavuot party

JL;DR SUMMARY New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is at the center of a controversy involving a Nakba Day video released by his office, which profiles a Palestinian survivor from 1948. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityBoycottPalestinian Israeli ConflictNyc MayorZohran MamdaniShavuotNakba DayUja FederationJewish American HeritagePublic Controversy

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New York City, New York, United States
"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is fending off criticism from Jewish leaders in the city over a video published Friday by his office that profiled a Nakba survivor whose Palestinian family left Jerusalem in 1948."
Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories
"a video published Friday by his office that profiled a Nakba survivor whose Palestinian family left Jerusalem in 1948."
Bronx, New York, United States
"During a press conference in the Bronx on Monday, Mamdani defended the video and said that he had planned to appear in it before falling ill and backing out to protect the health of Inea Bushnaq, the 86-year-old woman featured."
Israel
"such as that Arab states attacked Israel and prevented Palestinians from taking refuge with them  Mamdani suggested that he was in fact restoring balance that had until now been missing."
Palestinian Territories
"such as that Arab states attacked Israel and prevented Palestinians from taking refuge with them  Mamdani suggested that he was in fact restoring balance that had until now been missing."

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