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Mamdani victory sparks fierce Israeli debate

Zohran Mamdani’s New York mayoral victory, carried live on Israeli media, ignited a storm in Israel and celebration among many Palestinians. The 34-year-old, set to become the city’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor, has condemned Israel’s Gaza campaign as genocide and pledged to protect Jewish New Yorkers while rejecting accusations of antisemitism. Israeli officials labeled him a Hamas supporter; Avigdor Liberman declared “The Big Apple has fallen.” Under pressure, Mamdani later condemned Hamas and vowed to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu on an ICC warrant, a move experts deemed likely illegal, as analysts saw broader political shifts.

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