Zohran Mamdani: “Benjamin Netanyahu's use of the hostages as a justification…”

“And so when we call for this, it is a call for hostages and Palestinians alike and understanding their dignity. And what has been so infuriating to me and to so many New Yorkers, frankly, is Benjamin Netanyahu's use of the hostages as a justification to continue a war that has only continued to endanger the lives of those very hostages, as well as of so many Palestinians. And to have a mayor who went to the United nations to watch his address and then thank Benjamin Netanyahu for defending the Western world and our way of life.” (25:22–25:34)

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