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Boston Globe
9 hours ago
- Boston Globe
Trump ramps up his attacks against NYC's Zohran Mamdani as GOP seizes on new foe
Advertisement Mamdani's Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up That has included intense criticism of his platform, as well as blatantly xenophobic and Islamophobic attacks. If Mamdani wins, he would become the city's furthest-left mayor in modern history. He ran on a platform that included opening city-run grocery stores, making buses free, freezing rent on rent-stabilized apartments, and raising property taxes on " richer and whiter neighborhoods." Advertisement Though he softened his stance as he campaigned, he called the New York Police Department 'racist, anti-queer and a major threat to public safety' in a 2020 social media post, and in others, called for abolishing the entire prison system. He has also drawn intense criticism from members of both parties over his pro-Palestinian advocacy. That has included describing Israel's war in Gaza as 'genocide,' his refusal to disavow use of the phrase 'globalize the intifada,' which is seen as a call to violence for many Jews. Also, for his refusal to support the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state. Related : His rise has sparked infighting and highlighted divisions among national Democratic officials, donors and political operatives. While many progressives have celebrated, seeing him as the future of a party aligned with leaders like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, moderates have bemoaned the election's outcome as a setback in their quest to broaden Democrats' appeal and move past the more controversial policies that appears to have alienated some voters in recent elections. President Trump during a roundtable on Tuesday at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility in Ochopee, Fla. The president has amplified a false allegation that Mamdani is in the US illegally. Evan Vucci/Associated Press Trump threatens Mamdani's citizenship Trump unleashed some of his sharpest threats against Mamdani Tuesday, during a visit to a new migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. If Mamdani blocks ICE agents from making arrests in the city, 'Well, then we'll have to arrest him,' he said. 'Look, we don't need a communist in this country. But if we have one, I'm going to be watching over him very carefully on behalf of the nation.' Trump also amplified a false allegation that Mamdani, who was born in Uganda to Indian parents and came to New York when he was 7, is in the country illegally. Advertisement 'A lot of people are saying he's here illegally. We're going to look at everything,' he said. Mamdani, who is Muslim, became a naturalized American citizen a few years after he graduated from college. If elected, he would be the city's first Muslim and Indian American mayor. Related : Mamdani addressed the criticism during an appearance Wednesday, telling reporters that Trump is focusing on him to distract the public from the Republican mega tax and spending cuts bill that is moving through Congress. 'Donald Trump said that I should be arrested. He said that I should be deported. He said that I should be denaturalized. And he said those things about me ... because he wants to distract from what I fight for,' he said. 'I fight for the same people that he said he was fighting for. This is the same president who ran on a campaign of cheaper groceries, who ran on a campaign about easing the suffocating cost of living crisis. And ultimately, it is easier for him to fan the flames of division than to acknowledge the ways in which he has betrayed those working-class Americans.' Conservatives have turned their focus on Mamdani Until Mamdani's win, Trump and other Republicans had struggled to find a compelling foil. He frequently invokes his predecessor, Joe Biden. But with Democrats out of power and without a clear party leader, Trump has bounced from one official to the next, recently focusing his ire on Texas progressive Rep. Jasmine Crockett. Since Mamdani's national rise and toppling of Cuomo, conservative politicians and commentators have turned their focus on him. That effort was on display Wednesday, when Republicans blasted House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for defending Mamdani. Advertisement 'Leader' Jeffries Just Bent the Knee to Commie Mamdani,' the National Republican Congressional Committee wrote in an email blast, adding: 'This radical platform is the future of the Democrat Party, and voters should be terrified.' The attacks have been brewing. Weeks before the primary, Vickie Paladino, a Republican member of the New York City Council, Another Republican congressman, Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas, circulated a video of Mamdani eating a rice dish with his hands on X and wrote, 'Civilized people in America don't eat like this. If you refuse to adopt Western customs, go back to the Third World.' Republican Rep. Andy Ogles, of Tennessee, has
Los Angeles Times
10 hours ago
- Los Angeles Times
Under Trump pressure, UC says student governments are banned from boycotting Israel
The University of California on Wednesday said student governments and all other 'university entities' are banned from boycotting Israel, a direct response to Trump administration guidance that institutions engaging in such boycotts would not qualify for federal medical and science research grants. In a letter to chancellors, UC President Michael Drake told campus leaders that 'boycotts of companies based on their association with a particular country' were a violation of university policy. While UC does not have an anti-boycott rule on the books, Drake said that existing policies require competitive bidding for university contracts. Also, campus student governments must engage in 'sound business practices' that abide by UC legal requirements, which he said make clear that boycotts of nations are not allowed. The policies govern all campuses, medical centers, the Agriculture and Natural Resources division and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The anti-boycott letter does not apply to student clubs, which are given wider autonomy in their political positions and financial decisions because they do not represent campuses as a whole. They also have smaller budgets. But the letter could affect certain professional school governments, such as at law schools, which are formally recognized by chancellors as 'authorized student governments.' Drake's notice builds upon the university's years-long opposition to the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. That movement has been accused of antisemitism for its aim to sever academic partnerships and financial investments tied to Israel and Israeli companies. It peaked last year among student governments and supporters of pro-Palestinian encampments that swept UC campuses. The letter comes as UC is under a systemwide investigation by the Trump administration over allegations of antisemitic employment discrimination and faces campus-level probes of UCLA and UC Berkeley by a federal task force on antisemitism that has yanked billions in funding from elite universities, including Harvard and Columbia. The UC anti-boycott message applies to protests targeting any nation but was released after the Department of Health and Human Services and National Science Foundation said in notices to all grantees that federal funds were at stake over the anti-Israel actions. The Department of Health and Human Services oversees the National Institutes of Health, which is the largest source of federal funding for UC research and granted $2.6 billion to all campuses last academic year. The NSF was the second-largest source of federal funding at $524 million in 2024. The figures have significantly declined since the Trump administration began slashing hundreds of millions of dollars in research support and funding that covers overheard payments for grants — cuts that are being challenged in multiple federal court cases. The Department of Health and Human Services and NSF guidance on anti-Israel boycotts also said the government would not award grants to universities that promote 'diversity, equity and inclusion.' While UC has discontinued some practices, such as the requirements of faculty job applicants to submit diversity statements, the university system has largely kept its diversity-related practices in place. It has defended its outreach programs to recruit racially diverse undergraduates and faculty. 'The right of individuals and groups to express their views on public matters is distinct from the responsibility of university entities to conduct their financial affairs in a manner consistent with university policy and applicable law,' Drake wrote. 'This letter reaffirms both: the rights of students, faculty, and staff to express their views, and the university's obligation to ensure that its units do not engage in financial boycotts of companies associated with a particular country.' The move could face resistance from undergraduate and graduate student government bodies, which have at times prided themselves on taking positions that contrast with university administration. Aditi Hariharan, a UC Davis undergraduate and president of the UC Student Assn., who was briefed on the boycott ban in recent weeks by administrators, said she disagrees with it. 'Students already have little influence on how the university works and student government is one of the few places where they can really get involved and have their voices heard,' said Hariharan in an interview before the letter was released. Her organization represents students across UC campuses. 'But this damages the support students feel in being able to elect their own people and have a say in their schools.' While UC leaders have firmly opposed demands from campus activists to divest campus-level and systemwide endowments from ties to Israel or weapons companies connected to the war in Gaza, boycott movements have been successful among student governments. Many endorsed BDS last year and vowed to not fund or promote pro-Israel events and speakers or use products from corporations placed on a boycott list for operating in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. UCLA's undergraduate and graduate student groups, for example, passed anti-Israel boycotts measures last year. The undergraduate government accused Israel of 'apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and genocide' and 'committed to encouraging financial allocations not be used' to support Israel. Drake's statement against boycotts does not apply to campus groups, such as Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace, which support BDS. That's because those groups are considered by UC campuses as 'registered campus organizations' that are given more leeway to take political action on issues relating to their memberships. They differ from 'authorized official student governments' that represent wide swaths of the student body in campus and governance matters. Many campus Students for Justice in Palestine groups have been suspended or banned, including two at UCLA that were expelled this year. Drake's message could affect graduate school-level student governments where boycotts have caused a stir. In March, UC Davis suspended its Law Student Assn. and took over its $40,000 budget after it passed a boycott resolution against Israel, including a ban on sponsoring pro-Israel speakers. The university said at the time that the group violated campus policy that required student governments to 'provide financial and other tangible support for student activities and organizations on a viewpoint-neutral basis.' Drake's letter appears to make clear that the Davis boycott was also violation of UC-wide rules.
UPI
10 hours ago
- UPI
Israel agrees to latest U.S. proposal for cease-fire with Hamas
Relatives mourn over the body of late journalist Ismail Abu Hatab, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on June 30. Photo by Haitham Imad/EPA-EFE July 2 (UPI) -- Israel has agreed to a U.S. proposal for a temporary cease-fire with Hamas after reneging on a previous path for peace earlier this year, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar reportedly confirmed Wednesday. Saar, while speaking at a press briefing on a state visit to Estonia, responded to remarks President Donald Trump made on his Truth Social platform earlier in the day, revealing that Israel had agreed to a new cease-fire plan put forth by Steve Witkoff, the president's Middle East envoy, NBC News reported. "We are serious in our will to reach a hostage deal and a cease-fire," Saar said. "We said yes to Special Envoy Witkoff's proposals." Few details of the agreement have been published, but Trump said that Israel had agreed to "necessary conditions to finalize the 60 Day CEASEFIRE, during which time we will work with all parties to end the War." Hamas and Israel had reached and signed an agreement in January that outlined three phases for a path to a permanent ceasefire. The first phase, which ended at the beginning of March, saw Israel and Hamas release swaths of captives, the permitting of some humanitarian aid and the withdrawal of some Israeli forces from Gaza. Before the second phase could begin, Israel proposed an extension and modification of the agreement to seek the release of captives held by Hamas before committing to the second phase and expressing security concerns about a full withdrawal of troops, while also hoping to reshape the future governance of Gaza. Hamas rejected Israel's modifications to the deal and the cease-fire collapsed on March 18 when Israel broke the truce and launched a surprise massive airstrike and artillery campaign. Since then, talks toward a new cease-fire agreement have been unsuccessful as Trump seeks an end to the hostilities. "We are dealing with high responsibility and conducting national consultations to discuss what we received from the proposals of the mediators in order to reach an agreement that guarantees ending the aggression, achieving withdrawal and providing urgent relief to our people in the Gaza Strip," Hamas said in a statement Wednesday. But an official from an Arab country mediating the cease-fire told the Times of Israel on Wednesday that there are still "major hurdles" to overcome before a ceasefire can be reached. And a Palestinian official familiar with Hamas' negotiations told the BBC that the latest proposal made no significant changes to a proposal Hamas rejected in June. The news came after the Gaza Health Ministry announced in a daily update Wednesday that 6,454 Palestinians had been killed and another 22,551 have been injured since the cease-fire plan fell apart in March. In total, some 57,012 people have been killed and another 134,592 have been injured throughout the war.
