Zohran Mamdani still won’t say Israel has a right to exist as Jewish state — and faces quick backlash from Andrew Cuomo during debate

Andrew Cuomo jumped in when Zohran Mamdani again refused to say Israel has a right to exist as a “Jewish state.”

“I believe Israel has a right to exist,” Mamdani said to which the moderator replied, “As a Jewish state?”

“As a state with equal rights,” he said.  

Cuomo, as well as Whitney Tilson, quickly cut in on the remark, with Cuomo pointing out Mamdani declined to say the nation should exist as a Jewish state.

“And his answer was no, he won’t visit Israel,” Cuomo said in reference to an earlier answer from Mamdani.

“Unlike you, I answer questions very directly,” Mamdani told Cuomo, “and I want to be very clear I believe every state should be a state of equal rights.”