"As we've witnessed a genocide unfold before our eyes, there has been deafening silence from so many. Robinson has never been silent in standing steadfast alongside the people of Palestine. The story of the Irish, both in Ireland and in New York City, is at one time a story of oppression, of subjugation and of discrimination - as we know it was on Irish soil that the British Empire developed their colonial project."
"We know others are living under the shadow of war and suffering, in Iran, in Lebanon, in Palestine, in Ukraine, in Sudan, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and too many other places. The echoes of Ireland's past are evident in the suffering of others today."
Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted Mary Robinson, Ireland's first female president, for a St. Patrick's Day breakfast at Gracie Mansion, dedicating significant remarks to Robinson's Palestinian advocacy and Ireland's solidarity with Palestinians. Mamdani characterized the Gaza situation as genocide and praised Robinson for her unwavering support of Palestinian causes. He connected Robinson's activism to Ireland's history of British imperial oppression, drawing parallels between Irish and Palestinian experiences of subjugation. Robinson acknowledged similar global suffering in Iran, Lebanon, Ukraine, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York challenged Mamdani's historical characterization on social media.
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