Mamdani’s win is endorsement of ‘truth over silence on Gaza’
As Zohran Mamdani won the election to be the next mayor of New York, Ziyad Motala, a professor at Howard University’s School of Law, says in an op-ed for Al Jazeera that by electing Mamdani, voters endorsed public duty over donor loyalty and truth over silence on Gaza.
Mamdani’s historic win “is a signal that the old arithmetic of wealth and influence no longer guarantees power”, he added.
Zohran Mamdani has created history by winning the New York mayoral election. In his emotional victory speech, he singled out Donald Trump and rival Andrew Cuomo for his criticism as he promised anti start a new era for New Yorkers. Rifat Jawaid explains that Mamdani’s victory will positively impact the politics of the western world as ordinary voters seek to assert their power over politicians driven by urgent capitalism.
Thousands sign petition to cancel Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv football match
More than 26,000 people in the United Kingdom have signed a petition calling for the cancellation of Thursday’s football match between British club Aston Villa and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv, citing the latter’s alleged involvement in the “genocide in Gaza”.
The petition, launched by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), was delivered to the Football Association (FA) at Wembley Stadium. It urges both the FA and European football’s governing body, UEFA, to cancel the fixture and “take steps to exclude Israel from international football”.
The petition said allowing Israeli teams to compete “obscures the reality of genocide in Gaza” and accused Maccabi Tel Aviv of being “directly involved” in Israel’s military campaign, including by sending care packages to soldiers.
It also said, in violation of UEFA and FIFA rules, the Israel Football Association includes teams based in settlements in the occupied West Bank, which are illegal under international law.
PSC added that “football teams from a state responsible for genocide and implementing apartheid have no place in international sports”.
