- Fox News commentator Jason Chaffetz accused New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani of being radical and wanting to eradicate Jews, claiming he doesn't believe in them.
- Chaffetz's inflammatory remarks are part of broader accusations from conservatives and centrist Democrats smearing Mamdani as antisemitic, largely due to his stance on the phrase 'globalize the intifada'.
- Mamdani has clarified he does not use or endorse the 'globalize the intifada' phrase, stating his role is not to police language and that 'intifada' can mean 'resistance'; he has also vowed to combat antisemitism.
- Mamdani has faced other false accusations, including not condemning the Holocaust, despite consistently commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
- Beyond the antisemitism claims, Mamdani has been criticized by Chaffetz and others, including Donald Trump, for his progressive policies on wealth redistribution and law enforcement, with Trump threatening to arrest Mamdani if he interfered with ICE raids.
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Fox News star outright claims that Zohran Mamdani ‘just wants to eradicate Jews’
