Zohran Mamdani: “A Palestinian New Yorker... told me that 85 members of her…”

“And I also know that this is not a hypothetical concern for many New Yorkers. You know, a few months ago, I met A Palestinian New Yorker... told me that 85 members of her family had been killed by the Israeli military in Palestine. How do you even understand the depth of that? And to know our complicity as Americans, Americans, in funding that should be an affront to all of us.” (19:27–19:37)

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