00:00I look forward to being a mayor for every single person that calls this city home.
00:08Not just those who voted for me in the Democratic primary,
00:11not just those that vote for me in this general election, but all 8.5 million New Yorkers.
00:16And that includes Jewish New Yorkers who may have concerns or opposition
00:19to the positions that I've shared about Israel and Palestine.
00:23You know, just a few weeks ago, I was on the M57, the slowest bus in New York City.
00:27And as I was seated there, there was a speech therapist who was sitting next to me.
00:31She told me that she was Jewish.
00:33She said that her daughter was a huge fan,
00:35but that she was not yet decided on who she was going to vote for.
00:38And she shared to me about her fears in this city, about rising antisemitism.
00:43And I told her what I will tell New Yorkers today,
00:45which is that I will be the mayor who doesn't just protect Jewish New Yorkers,
00:49but also celebrates and cherishes them,
00:51who doesn't just increase funding to hate crime prevention programs by 800%,
00:55who doesn't just ensure that the NYPD are outside of synagogues and temples on the High Holy Days,
01:00but also actually delivers on the implementation of the Hidden Voices curriculum in our school system,
01:05so that children in this city learn about the beauty and the breath of the Jewish experience
01:10right here in the five boroughs.
01:11You know, I've heard from Jewish New Yorkers about their fears about antisemitism in this city.
01:18And what they deserve is a leader who takes it seriously, who roots it out of these five boroughs,
01:23not one who weaponizes it as a means by which to score political points on a debate stage.
01:28I think there is room for disagreement on many positions and many policies,
01:37but I also want to correct the record.
01:39I have never, not once, spoken in support of global jihad.
01:44That is not something that I have said, and that continues to be ascribed to me.
01:48And frankly, I think much of it has to do with the fact that I am the first Muslim candidate
01:52to be on the precipice of winning this election. Now, all the same, Curtis,
01:59I do still want to be the mayor that will keep your sons safe,
02:05that will keep every single New Yorker safe.
02:07And it is my job to not only deliver on that commitment,
02:10but also to ensure that New Yorkers feel it every single day that they live in this city.
02:22And India app now.
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