New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been invited to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. to learn about the true meaning of genocide. The invitation comes after Mamdani repeatedly used the term to describe the situation in Gaza.
Background
Mamdani has faced intense criticism from the Jewish community for his comments on Israel, including calling for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
Jeff Miller, chair of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, extended the invitation to Mamdani, saying that ‘words matter, especially from elected leaders’ and that ‘rhetoric that demonizes Israel and the Jewish state has consequences.’ Miller added that he would be happy to personally walk Mamdani through the museum to show him what genocide actually looks like.
The invitation has been celebrated by many on social media, including Republican Sen. Rick Scott, who posted that he hopes Mamdani takes the offer. Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman also posted that Mamdani should take up the chairman’s offer to understand what genocide is.
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