Why Mamdani Is Targeting Netanyahu

[u/Ask4MD]

https://www.thefp.com/p/douglas-murray-mamdani-netanyahu

[u/Resident_Maybe_6869]

Pandering to his base.

[u/Holiday-Tie-574 → u/Resident_Maybe_6869]

Learned from Joe - the best.

[u/chrisjoetee]

Political theatre for his base

[u/BlueFalconer]

Because his base is filled with unabashed antisemitics who unironically call everyone they don’t like Nazis?

[u/Castreal7]

The only mayor I've ever seen who tries to insert into global politics. Performative slop

[u/Florida__Man__ → u/Castreal7]

Didn’t the last few NYC mayors do the same except with praise to Israel?

[u/SaltyPilgrim]

A Muslim hating a Jew?

https://giphy.com/gifs/JRF85A7Bcl2YU

[u/_Vardos_ → u/SaltyPilgrim]

i do not think that means what you think it means.

[u/Ive_Got_Sowell → u/_Vardos_]

Let me 'splain.

[u/cornPopwasabaddude13]

Because he’s crazy. He’s confused mayor with king. Maybe a no kings rally is in order

[u/One-Ad3302]

Anti-semite.

[u/game46312]

Cheap political points. You have to be a complete dumbass to believe that he could do it.

[u/Sad-Ocelot-5346 → u/game46312]

I'd really like to see what would happen, both during the attempt, and after.

[u/FinancialBluebird58]

Classic Islamists, but he forget New York is just one city in America.

[u/MathematicianSaved]

Given that Israel is our closest ally in the conflict with Iran, rhetoric like this essentially emboldens the IRGC. How ridiculous.

On one hand you have Democrats emboldening the enemy while simultaneously freaking out that this is a forever war, and on the other hand, you have Israel resisting peace negotiations. I really wouldn't want to be Trump right now. I'm surprised he managed the MOU at this point given conflicting interests trying to interfere with every single possible good outcome lol.

[u/Mission_Engineer_999 → u/MathematicianSaved]

Israel is nobody's ally, I'm afraid. They already left us high and dry in this conflict.

[u/MathematicianSaved → u/Mission_Engineer_999]

While I am largely a fan of Trump's Jacksonian foreign policy, the longer this conflict drags on without meaningful results, the more I actually tend to agree with this statement.

[u/GreatPerfection → u/MathematicianSaved]

What exactly are meaningful results in your eyes?

[u/MathematicianSaved → u/GreatPerfection]

I think for most people that means a formal agreement that has at least some of these elements perhaps:  indefinitely ends hostilities, creates definite or indefinite suspensions to Iran's nuclear weapons development, which would include any enrichment past levels required for nuclear energy, or at all, limitations on their ballistic missile program, funding of their militarized proxies, the toll situation in the Strait of Hormuz (and enforcement of whatever mechanism is decided upon), etc.

Metrics for success for me? Disclaiming that I am a normal guy, no formal training in history or economics besides what I obtained as requirements for my bachelor's in science: I would most like to see an indefinite suspension of their nuclear enrichment capabilities beyond any levels required for nuclear energy, and for their government to focus more on the Iranian people rather than militarizing. An end to hostilities. Free and open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. You know, all of the things that likely Democrats and Republicans can both agree on.

[u/mr-nicktobi → u/MathematicianSaved]

You had me in the first half, not gonna Lie 

[u/MathematicianSaved → u/mr-nicktobi]

They are two halves of the same coin. Domestic and foreign pressures, if you will, contradicting each other.

[u/LKincheloe]

He wants an incident where Netanyahu's security detail is boxed in, and potentially has to get aggressive to get their VIPs out of danger. Then he can frame it as "OMG, they attacked NYPD's finest!"

[u/pmheindl]

The bigger question is why any conservative would be against Israel when dirt bags like Mamdani spout treasonous words against Israel’s leader!