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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s father — Mahmood Mamdani — denounced Columbia University’s efforts to combat antisemitism on Friday, exacerbating concerns that the incoming Mamdani administration will be an anti-Zionist coterie bent on fostering a hostile climate for Jews and supporters of Israel.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s father — Mahmood Mamdani — denounced Columbia University’s efforts to combat antisemitism on Friday, exacerbating concerns that the incoming Mamdani administration will be an anti-Zionist coterie bent on fostering a hostile climate for Jews and supporters of Israel.

“Well, students are terrified; they are terrorized,” Mamdani — who was the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University before going on leave in September — said on the Substack of Peter Beinart, a prominent anti-Israel writer. Beinart earlier this year refused to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization, arguing that the designation carries racial undertones.

“Well, students are terrified; they are terrorized,” Mamdani — who was the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University before going on leave in September — said on the Substack of [[Peter Beinart]], a prominent anti-Israel writer. Beinart earlier this year refused to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization, arguing that the designation carries racial undertones.

[https://www.algemeiner.com/2025/12/17/mamdanis-father-blasts-columbia-university-antisemitism-policies-says-anti-israel-students-terrorized/ Algemeiner]

[https://www.algemeiner.com/2025/12/17/mamdanis-father-blasts-columbia-university-antisemitism-policies-says-anti-israel-students-terrorized/ Algemeiner]