“I call Zohran Mamdani a jihadist because he is. Zohran Mamdani is a raging antisemite. Mamdani is the definition of a jihadist as he supports Hamas terrorists which he did as recently as yesterday when he refused to call for Hamas terrorists to put down their arms – the same Hamas terrorist group that slaughtered civilians including New Yorkers on October 7, 2023,” the congresswoman claimed<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fox News Digital emailed Mamdani’s campaign to request a comment from the New York City<\/a> mayoral candidate.<\/p>\n HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU MISSED FROM ZOHRAN MAMDANI’S FIRST FOX NEWS INTERVIEW<\/a><\/p>\n Left: U.S. Ambassador Designate to the United Nations Elise Stefanik during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Feb. 26, 2025. in Washington, D.C.; Right: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani visits “The Story With Martha MacCallum” at Fox News Channel Studios on Oct. 15, 2025, in New York City. (Left: Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images; Right: John Lamparski\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Fox News Channel’s Martha MacCallum asked Mamdani during an interview earlier this week whether he believes Hamas should lay down arms and depart from leadership in Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mamdani called for ensuring peace between Israel<\/a> and Palestine.\u00a0<\/p>\n But MacCallum pressed him again on the issue.<\/p>\n “But you won’t say that Hamas should lay down their arms and give up leadership in Gaza?” she asked.<\/p>\n FOX NEWS POLL: MAMDANI MAINTAINS SIGNIFICANT LEAD IN NYC MAYORAL RACE<\/a><\/p>\n “I don’t really have opinions about the future of Hamas and Israel beyond the question of justice and safety, and the fact that anything has to abide by international law,” he said.<\/p>\n Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen of New York referred to Mamdani as “Pro-Hamas Zohran,” asserting<\/a> that he “is unfit to hold any office in the United States.”<\/p>\n But during a mayoral debate on Thursday when pressed about his comments and asked what he believes about Hamas, Mamdani, a New York State assemblymember, said<\/a>, “Of course I believe that they should lay down their arms.”<\/p>\n MAMDANI FLIP-FLOPS ON KEY HAMAS POSITION ONE DAY AFTER REFUSING TO CALL ON IT TO DISARM<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Left:](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/elise-stefanik-zohran-mamdani-1.jpg\")
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