Zohran Mamdani: “October 7th was a horrific war crime. And what we have seen…”

“And all of my positions, be it about Israel or Palestine or anywhere in the world, comes back from a belief in universal human rights and a recognition that October 7th was a horrific war crime. And what we have seen since is also a war crime. And we have to be able to say those things in the same breath. You know, it sounds like that was a pretty powerful encounter you had with that voter in the synagogue.” (08:17–08:22)

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