{"id":3142,"date":"2025-11-12T18:37:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T18:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/mayoral-frontrunner-mamdani-flip-flops-on-key-position\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T18:37:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T18:37:25","slug":"mayoral-frontrunner-mamdani-flip-flops-on-key-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/?p=3142","title":{"rendered":"Mayoral Frontrunner Mamdani Flip Flops On Key Position"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani (D) has shifted his stance on the controversial phrase \u201cglobalize the intifada,\u201d saying he would now \u201cdiscourage\u201d its use. Speaking on MSNBC\u2019s PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton, Mamdani said his change of heart came after a conversation with a rabbi who associated the phrase with past terrorist attacks in Israel.<\/p>\n

Mamdani, a 33-year-old Democratic Socialist and leading candidate to replace Mayor Eric Adams, acknowledged a \u201cgap in intent\u201d between how the phrase is used by some to protest Israeli occupation and how it is received by many in the Jewish community as a violent threat. He emphasized the importance of representing all New Yorkers, saying his role as mayor would be to understand and bridge differing perspectives.<\/p>\n

The American Jewish Committee has defined the phrase as a call for \u201caggressive resistance against Israel.\u201d Mamdani\u2019s comments Sunday mark a departure from June, when he told NBC\u2019s\u00a0Meet the Press\u00a0the phrase was \u201cnot language that I use,\u201d but also said it wasn\u2019t his role to \u201cpolice\u201d speech.<\/p>\n

Mamdani\u2019s updated position was first reported in July by\u00a0The New York Times\u00a0after a private meeting. Since then, he has tried to balance progressive support with broader electoral appeal, especially in a city with large and politically diverse Jewish and Arab communities.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, Mamdani campaigned with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who criticized billionaire Elon Musk\u2019s wealth during a Brooklyn town hall. Mamdani has also promoted a plan for city-run grocery stores, which he defended in a CNN interview on Friday.<\/p>\n

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), typically known for his calm, measured demeanor, erupted in frustration on the Senate floor Wednesday, accusing Democrats of prolonging the government shutdown and using social welfare programs as political leverage.<\/p>\n

Thune\u2019s rare display of anger came during a heated exchange over legislation to temporarily fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food aid to low-income families.<\/p>\n

Democrats, led by Sen. Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n (D-NM), pushed for a standalone bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing as the shutdown approached its 30th day.<\/p>\n

Thune fired back, noting that Republicans had already voted 13 times to reopen the government, only to be blocked by Senate Democrats.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me just point out, if I might, that we are 29 days into a Democrat shutdown,\u201d Thune said, his voice rising. \u201cSNAP recipients shouldn\u2019t go without food. People should be getting paid in this country. And we\u2019ve tried to do that 13 times. You voted no 13 times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Border czar Tom Homan indicated that U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) could potentially face criminal charges for obstructing deportation efforts and aiding illegal immigrants. On Tuesday evening, the progressive congresswoman hosted an Instagram live webinar called \u201cKnow Your Rights,\u201d where she provided guidance to illegal immigrants on how to \u201cdeal\u201d with ICE.<\/p>\n

As her parents watched their 12-year-old daughter wash her teeth, they noticed an indication of a rare cancer that ultimately led to her death. Ben, 48, and Aby, 49, Beth Phelps\u2019 parents, saw a \u201cprotruding lump\u201d on her shoulder, visible beneath her t-shirt, as she was getting ready for bed.<\/p>\n

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According to tests conducted at Jersey General Hospital, Beth had a 7 cm lesion on her left lung, which turned out to be Ewing sarcoma, an uncommon and deadly kind of cancer. She was given the all-clear following chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation therapy, but nine months later, it returned in her right lung.<\/p>\n

A therapeutic study was provided to Ben and Aby, but they decided to use palliative care to make\u00a0\u201cher time left as comfortable as possible.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Aby passed away 12 days before turning 13. Ben, the HR director from Jersey, is riding to raise money for the Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) from Land\u2019s End, Cornwall, to John O\u2019Groats, Caithness, Scotland.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur world in the blink of an eye was completely tipped upside down,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0he said.\u00a0\u201cShe had no symptoms that stood out. Beth was a healthy little girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut she took all the treatment in her stride, despite being terrified of needles. When we were told her cancer had come back, we were shocked and heartbroken.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d never heard of Ewing sarcoma before \u2013 that\u2019s why I\u2019m trying to raise as much money as I can, so we can find kinder treatments to help more people survive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBeth is my guiding light and inspiration always; this might be a tough physical challenge, but doesn\u2019t compare to anything she endured. We miss Beth every day, and we are determined to make a difference in her name.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Her GP sent them to A&E Jersey General Hospital when they noticed the first lump in December 2020, where Beth received an MRI, CT scan, and X-ray. Beth started the first of four rounds of chemotherapy on Christmas Day 2020.<\/p>\n

Beth had surgery at Stanmore Hospital in May 2021 to remove the malignancy and her entire left scapula. Beth had six weeks of radiotherapy at University College London Hospitals after completing three additional rounds of chemotherapy at Southampton General Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was agonising as a parent to watch,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0said Ben.\u00a0\u201cThe nursing and play staff were amazing at helping to keep her calm, but nothing prepares you for some of the procedures that take place in order to give treatment.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beth returned home with no cancer after nine months of treatment. But she began to feel pain in her right shoulder in June 2022. An X-ray showed that the cancer had spread to Beth\u2019s right shoulder as the agony worsened. Beth passed away on October 3, 2022.<\/p>\n

Ben said,\u00a0\u201cWe had to make a decision whether to put Beth through a clinical trial, which meant more time away in hospitals and the possibility of never seeing home again. We chose palliative care and set out to make her time left as comfortable as possible, giving her the dignity and love that she so truly deserved.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cShe took her last breath surrounded by me, Aby, the dog and our cat, Monkey. Beth was funny, quick-witted and beautiful. She is with me forever and especially on this challenge.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

From June 22 to July 5, Ben will ride his bike from Land\u2019s End to John O\u2019Groats.<\/p>\n

Louise Everett, senior regional relationship manager at the BCRT said:\u00a0\u201cThis is an incredibly inspiring challenge that Ben is taking on. We\u2019re grateful that people like Ben want to keep raising vital funds and awareness so no other family has to go through what they went through.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ben is using\u00a0JustGiving to raise money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani (D) has shifted his stance on the controversial phrase \u201cglobalize the intifada,\u201d saying he would now \u201cdiscourage\u201d its use. Speaking on MSNBC\u2019s PoliticsNation with Al…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t