Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced a bipartisan resolution Thursday condemning the slogan “Globalize the Intifada” as a call to violence against Israeli and Jewish people.
The resolution, co-sponsored by Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-Ind.), was unveiled one day after Gottheimer and other Democratic lawmakers met with New York City mayoral candidate Zoharan Mamdani in Washington, DC.
Mamdani has repeatedly refused to condemn the slogan, which is frequently used by anti-Israel activists in the Big Apple.
“There should be no ambiguity — ‘Globalize the Intifada’ is hate speech, plain and simple,” Gottheimer said in a statement. “‘The Intifada’ refers to a horrific wave of terror attacks that killed thousands of Jews. Globalizing it is a direct call for violence against Jews, and it must be condemned.”
Rep. Josh Gottheimer said the slogan was “hate speech, plain and simple.” Getty Images
Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, has both awkwardly defended activists’ use