Mahmood Mamdani is an advisory council member of the Gaza Tribunal, an organization that accuses Israel of committing genocide. The group supports anti-Israel initiatives, including the BDS movement that advocates for boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israel. Mamdani has faced criticism for a book excerpt in which he expresses sympathy for suicide bombers, suggesting that they should be understood as a part of modern political violence rather than condemned. His son, Zohran Mamdani, a socialist candidate for NYC mayor, has similar anti-Israel views and is considered a frontrunner in the election.
"Suicide bombing needs to be understood as a feature of modern political violence rather than stigmatized as a mark of barbarism," Mahmood Mamdani wrote in his 2004 book "Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror."
"We need to recognize the suicide bomber, first and foremost, as a category of soldier," he also wrote.
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