TAKEOVER: Mamdani Hires Three Founders of Muslim Group that Blamed Oct. 7 on ‘Israeli Apartheid Regime’

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From the Washington Free Beacon: New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) has appointed three officials who cofounded a Muslim group that blamed Israel for Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack to prominent roles in his administration. One of them is serving as Mamdani’s head of faith-based partnerships, another as his chief of immigrant affairs, and the third as the leader of his judiciary advisory committee.

“Many NYers are feeling pain, fear, and anger after the horrific events in the Holy Land this weekend,” the Muslim Democratic Club of New York (MDCNY) posted on X two days after the attack. “Especially as the Israeli apartheid regime have forced millions of Palestinians in Gaza to live under occupation for decades and an open air prison since 2007.”

The group continued, bemoaning messages of compassion for the 1,200 civilians Hamas killed and 451 hostages it took back to Gaza.

“For NYers who believe in justice, these feelings are deepened by witnessing too many elected officials offering support for Israeli occupation’s rampant violence as it openly declares & enacts its intent to engage in mass violence and genocide against Palestinians,” the organization wrote as the Jewish state was still identifying its dead.

Just two days after the horrific massacre, the group was slamming Israel and voiced no regret or condemnation of the slaughter. They wrote:

“We stand in solidarity with the besieged Palestinian people as people of dignity who deserve better, recognizing the 75 years of Israeli occupation and oppression that has led us to this moment, and call for a dramatic shift of American rhetoric and policy.

“We must achieve true justice and peace in the region, starting with ending the illegal, Israeli occupation immediately. Our elected officials should be willing to do the same.”

The Free Beacon further explains:

MDCNY was founded in 2012 by Faiza Ali, Aliya Latif, Ali Najmi, and notorious anti-Semite Linda Sarsour. So far, all but Sarsour have found their way into prominent roles in Mamdani’s administration.

The three co-founders of MDCNY who have been given jobs in Mamdani’s administration are:

  • Faiza Ali – became commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs on Tuesday. Between 2007 and 2011, Ali worked for the New York branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an organization whose leader said he was “happy to see” Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
  • Aliya Latif – Latif became the executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Faith-Based Partnerships earlier this month, with the mayor announcing her appointment at an interfaith breakfast at which she urged city clergy to resist immigration enforcement.
  • Ali Najmi -Is leading the mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, a group that will play an influential role in the selection of local judges. Najmi, an election attorney who unsuccessfully ran for New York City Council in 2015, has also praised Sarsour on numerous occasions.

Pinned to the top of the group’s X page is a post from May endorsing Mamdani for Mayor, and agreeing with his statement: “This June 24th we have an opportunity to show that Muslims just don’t belong in New York City, but we belong in City Hall.”

The header picture on the X page for MDCNY is an image of a person holding a sign that reads, “Proud Muslim voter.”

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