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Fox News
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Jewish group slams Democratic NYC mayoral hopeful over 'sick' mockery of 'sacred' traditions
A Jewish advocacy group is blasting Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani for sharing a video mocking Hanukkah Jewish traditions on social media. The organization, Stop Antisemitism, says Mamdani posted the "sick" video to his X account last year. The video is originally from the Geeta Brothers Duet Group, a satirical and comedic duo who dressed themselves in stereotypical Jewish garb for the performance. "Zohran Mamdani posts Indian men cosplaying Jews, spinning dreidels and lighting the menorah," Stop Antisemitism wrote in a statement on X. "Our holidays and traditions are sacred and not for your comedic pleasure, Zohran Mamdani – this is sick," the group added, tagging the mayoral candidate. Mamdani had posted the video in December 2024, adding the caption, "Happy 3rd night of Hanukkah from Astoria and Long Island City." The video originates from the 2015 parody album "Punjabi Christmas Album Hits" from the Geeta Brothers. Mamdani posted another video from the same album on Christmas Eve, this one based on "Jingle Bells." "Wishing you all a very merry Christmas from Astoria and Long Island City," he wrote at the time. Mamdani's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. Accusations of antisemitism have harried Mamdani's campaign from its outset. The self-proclaimed democratic socialist has refused multiple times to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, and he has supported the BDS movement against Israel. "I believe Israel has a right to exist," he said during a mayoral primary debate in June. "As a Jewish state?" the moderator pressed. "As a state with equal rights," Mamdani said. He later elaborated on his opposition to Israel being a Jewish state in an interview with Fox 5. "I'm not comfortable supporting any state that has a hierarchy of citizenship on the basis of religion or anything else," he said. Mamdani, a Muslim, has also faced criticism for refusing to condemn the phrase "globalize the intifada." StopAntisemitism founder Liora Rez argued last week that electing Mamdani mayor would not only be "catastrophic" for Jewish residents, but all who reside in the city. "If Zohran Mamdani was elected as mayor, it would be hands down catastrophic for Jewish residents of New York City," Rez told Fox News Digital. "And we would even take it a step further where citizens of New York City in general, due to his very troubling stances on socialism, would greatly suffer as well." "I think individuals who are concerned that Zohran Mamdani is antisemitic have every single right to be concerned considering his past behavior," Rez added. "We can list dozens of examples of his past antisemitic adjacent and direct antisemitic actions."
New York Post
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Zohran Mamdani shared ‘sick' video mocking Hannukah and ‘cosplaying Jews,' advocacy group charges
A Jewish advocacy group slammed Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for posting a 'sick' video mocking Hannukah and 'cosplaying Jews.' The mayoral front-runner shared a video on his X account last year from the Geeta Brothers Duet Group, showing two men wearing wigs dancing behind a menorah, playing with dreidels and celebrating with Punjabi-style music. 'Zohran Mamdani posts Indian men cosplaying Jews, spinning dreidels and lighting the menorah,' pro-Jewish group Stop Antisemitism wrote in a post to X Saturday, which included the controversial song. Advertisement 'Our holidays and traditions are sacred and not for your comedic pleasure _ZohranKMamdani — this is sick.' 4 The music video 'Hey Hanukkah' was shared by Zohran Mamdani last year during the solemn holiday. Zohran Kwame Mamdani, /X Advertisement Mamdani, 33, shared the campy song called 'Hey Hannukah' during last year's Festival of Lights. 'Happy 3rd night of Hanukkah from Astoria and Long Island City,' the Queens lawmaker wrote on X at the time. The video is from the 2015 parody album 'Punjabi Christmas Album Hits' from the Geeta Brothers — a side project of Sikh-Canadian musician and comedian Jus Reign. 4 The video from the Geeta Brothers showed men in wigs playing with dreidels, performing Punjabi music, and dancing behind a menorah. Zohran Kwame Mamdani, /X Advertisement Mamdani shared a similar video from the same comedy group on Christmas Eve 2024. 'Wishing you all a very merry Christmas from Astoria and Long Island City,' the self-described 'nepo-baby' wrote, sharing a video for the song 'Jingle Bells,' in which the performers wear similar wigs. The tone-deaf post is not the only reason Jewish New Yorkers are outraged over the rise of the socialist pol. 4 The video is from a 2015 parody holiday album that is the brainchild of Sikh-Canadian comedian Jus Reign. Zohran Kwame Mamdani, /X Advertisement Some Big Apple voters were gobsmacked when they received pro-Mamdani text messages that invoked the horrors of the October 7th attack in Israel. 'My friend Idan was murdered on October 7 at the Re'im music festival. The war is personal to me, as it is to many in our community,' a text shared with The Post read. 'The war is personal to me, as it is to many others in our community. Idan believed in peace, just like Zohran does,' the text read. It's unclear who sent them. 4 Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock The state assemblyman has previously come under fire for refusing to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. Earlier this week, the Bronx Science graduate, who was born in Uganda to Indian parents, alienated Black New Yorkers when it was revealed that he claimed he was African American on his application to Columbia University.
