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Mamdani Nakba Day video prompts pushback from Jewish leaders amid rising tensions

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Jewish CommunityIsrael Palestine ConflictJewish American Heritage MonthNew York CityJewish LeadersPro Palestinian ActivismZohran MamdaniNakba DayUja Federation

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New York City, New York, United States
"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani once again angered many Jewish New Yorkers, already uneasy about his criticism of Israel, after posting a video on Friday made by his City Hall team marking Nakba Day, which remembers the displacement of thousands of Palestinians during the creation of Israel in 1948."
East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories
"The four-minute video featured New Yorker Inea Bushnaq, who recounted her experience as her family fled their home in East Jerusalem because the Zionists were coming into Jerusalem, and moved to Nablus."
Nablus, Palestinian Territories
"The four-minute video featured New Yorker Inea Bushnaq, who recounted her experience as her family fled their home in East Jerusalem because the Zionists were coming into Jerusalem, and moved to Nablus."
Israel
"Many Israelis argue that the displacement of Palestinians occurred in the context of the war launched by neighboring Arab states and Palestinian groups against the newly declared State of Israel, while some progressive Jewish groups and pro-Palestinian advocates say the Palestinian experience and the continued statelessness of millions of Palestinians should also be publicly acknowledged."
Egypt
"Many New Yorkers and Israelis are themselves descendants of Jews who were expelled or forced to flee Arab countries such as Egypt, Syria and Yemen."
Syria
"Many New Yorkers and Israelis are themselves descendants of Jews who were expelled or forced to flee Arab countries such as Egypt, Syria and Yemen."
Yemen
"Many New Yorkers and Israelis are themselves descendants of Jews who were expelled or forced to flee Arab countries such as Egypt, Syria and Yemen."

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