00:00The assemblyman will not denounce Hassan Piker, who said America deserved 9-11.
00:06The assemblyman just said in his response, well, it depends on occupation.
00:11That is code, meaning that Israel does not have a right to exist as a Jewish state,
00:18which he has never acknowledged.
00:20That is from the river to the sea.
00:22That's why he won't denounce globalized the Intifada, which means kill all Jews.
00:27The occupation is a reference to international law and the violation of it,
00:33which Mr. Cuomo has no regard for since he signed up to be Benjamin Netanyahu's legal defense team
00:38during the course of this genocide.
00:40And I find the comments that Hassan made on 9-11 to be objectionable and reprehensible.
00:46And I also think that part of the reason why Democrats are in the situation that we are in,
00:50of being a permanent minority in this country...
00:53The world is reacting to President Trump's Israel-Hamas peace deal
00:56and the release of the hostages.
00:59And many are cautiously optimistic about a lasting peace.
01:03Of course, the mayor has no direct role in foreign affairs,
01:06and we certainly have a lot of questions for you about city matters.
01:09But this war has been a major topic in the campaign.
01:13And there are criticisms about your positions in the past
01:15and how you envision leading on these issues as mayor.
01:19So we have questions for all of you.
01:20But first, for Mr. Mamdani, because of something you said that's been generating headlines in the news today
01:26as we come into the debate yesterday on Fox News,
01:29you were asked if Hamas should lay down its weapons, key to the peace plan and ceasefire.
01:34And some say they found your answer confusing.
01:37You said, quote,
01:38I don't really have opinions about the future of Hamas and Israel
01:41beyond the question of justice and safety
01:44and the fact that anything has to abide by international law.
01:48And that applies to Hamas, and that applies to the Israeli military.
01:52So for the voters tuning in tonight, Mr. Mamdani,
01:54what do you believe about Hamas and how lasting peace will be achieved?
01:59We know it's a complicated matter, but we'd like you to keep your answer to a minute if you could.
02:03Of course I believe that they should lay down their arms.
02:06I'm proud to be one of the first elected officials in the state who called for a ceasefire.
02:11And calling for a ceasefire means seizing fire.
02:14That means all parties have to cease fire and put down their weapons.
02:17And the reason that we call for that is not only for the end of the genocide,
02:22but also an unimpeded access of humanitarian aid.
02:26I, like many New Yorkers, am hopeful that this ceasefire will hold.
02:30I'm hopeful that it is durable.
02:32I'm hopeful that it is just.
02:33And for it to be just, we also have to ensure that it addresses the conditions that preceded this.
02:39Conditions like occupation, like the siege, and apartheid.
02:42And that is what I am hopeful for.
02:44Yeah.
02:44If I may?
02:46That means from the river to the sea.
02:48Excuse me. I'm being marginalized out of this.
02:50I'm sorry.
02:50We need to get a chance.
02:51It's a debate of three.
02:52Excuse me, Andrew.
02:53It's a debate of three.
02:54Do we acknowledge that, three people?
02:56Mr. Sliver, go ahead, and we'll give you a sec.
02:57Go ahead, Mr. Sliver.
02:58The president of the United States should have been applauded by you, Zoran Mandami,
03:03and you, Andrew Cuomo, on the day that he brought together that international coalition
03:08that met in Egypt that came from the Middle East and the Persian Gulf.
03:12I certainly applauded him for bringing peace to Gaza and trying to end the hostilities in the war
03:18between the Israelis and Hamas, so there can be peace between the Israelis and peace between
03:24the Palestinians.
03:26But you seem, Zoran, to be incapable of praising our president.
03:30And, Andrew, you were incapable of praising our president.
03:33Gentlemen, we have others.
03:34Give credit where credit is due.
03:35He's brought peace to Gaza.
03:36Gentlemen, we want to hear everything you have to say.
03:38We have other questions that doesn't matter.
03:39Mr. Cuomo, please, brief response, because we do have other questions on this issue that you
03:43may be able to address.
03:44Go ahead.
03:44I did applaud President Trump and his administration.
03:47I think it was a great accomplishment.
03:49I hope the peace holds.
03:50The assemblyman will not denounce Hamas.
03:53The assemblyman will not denounce Hassan Piker, who said America deserved 9-11.
03:59The assemblyman just said in his response, well, it depends on occupation.
04:05That is code, meaning that Israel does not have a right to exist as a Jewish state, which
04:12he has never acknowledged.
04:13That is from the river to the sea.
04:15That is why he won't denounce Globalize the Intifada, which means kill all Jews.
04:20Let's give Mr. Mamdani a chance to respond to that.
04:23I want to be very clear.
04:24The occupation is a reference to international law and the violation of it, which Mr. Cuomo
04:30has no regard for since he signed up to be Benjamin Netanyahu's legal defense team
04:34during the course of this genocide.
04:36And I find the comments that Hassan made on 9-11 to be objectionable and reprehensible.
04:42And I also think that part of the reason why Democrats are in the situation that we are
04:46in, of being a permanent minority in this country, is we are looking only to speak to journalists
04:51and streamers and Americans with whom we agree of every single thing that they say.
04:56We need to take the case to every person.
04:58And I'm happy to do that.
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