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Zohran Mamdani’s video chief lauded Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

JL;DR SUMMARY The video director responsible for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's viral campaign videos has come under scrutiny for past social media praise of Yahya Sinwar, the late leader of Hamas, who orchestrated a series of terror attacks on October 7, 2023. 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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HamasNew York CityTerrorismSocial MediaYahya SinwarPolitical CampaignControversyZohran MamdaniDonald BorensteinSupport For Palestine

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New York City, New York, United States
"The architect of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdanis viral video campaign paid homage to the mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks in a series of tweets uncovered by Jewish Insider."
Israel
"Archives of his X account show that in 2024, a day after Sinwar was killed by the IDF, Borenstein described imagery of his death, captured in Israeli drone footage, as absolutely overflowing with symbolism."

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