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American Imam Tom Facchine: A Mamdani NYC Mayoral Win Would Be Strategic For The Muslim Community; Past Mayoral Candidates Were All Evil, In The Pocket Of AIPAC; Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Matt Walsh Highlight How The Israel Lobby Is 'Hijacking' U.S. Academic, Legal, Political Institutions – This Is An 'Existential Threat'; Three Years Ago, We Could Not Imagine Serious Public Debate On Whether Israel Should Exist
Source: Online Platforms - "The Thinking Muslim Podcast (YouTube)"
In a July 1, 2025 episode of The Thinking Muslim podcast, American Islamic scholar Tom Facchine, imam of the Utica Masjid in New York State, discussed Zohran Mamdani's victory in the Democratic New York City mayoral primary. He said that in past mayoral races, all candidates were "evil" and "in the pocket of AIPAC," whereas Mamdani has shown he is willing to sacrifice for Palestine. Facchine added that having Mamdani in office would remove "certain threats" that are very important and strategic to the Muslim community.
Facchine also praised American right-wing podcasters such as Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and Matt Walsh for addressing what he called the "structural" and "existential threat" of the Israel lobby's influence over U.S. politics, including its "hijacking" of American academic, legal, and political institutions. He remarked that Muslims could not have imagined even three or five years ago the current level of open critique of Israel, even debating whether or not it "should have happened or not."
Tom Facchine: "Mamdani, to his credit, and you know, we're not praising anyone beyond their station. There's a ton of things that we're going to disagree about. But to his credit, has been pretty good on Palestine. He is indicated sacrifice. He has indicated principle.
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