Mamdani in 2021: Anti-Israel BDS activism brought me to socialist political movement
Mamdani says cofounding the Bowdoin College Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and anti-Israel BDS activism were the "crux of the reason" he joined the Democratic Socialists of America.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani gestures as he attends a "New York is Not For Sale" rally at Forest Hills Stadium, in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., October 26, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON)ByMICHAEL STARRUpdated:
