But I want to ask you, and I think some of your allies want to know from you, do you think it's wrong to celebrate those terror attacks on October 7th? I want to make very clear. I think that October 7th was a horrific war crime. I think that Hamas, Hamas is a terrorist organization. And I think that any violation of international law is something that should be opposed. And I believe that because I have a belief in universal politics, whether it applies to here in New York City or anywhere across the world. (24:54–25:02)

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Zohran Mamdani: “I want to make very clear. I think that October 7th was a…”