Far-left “globalize the intifada” chants erupted after Zohran Mamdani’s surprising New York mayoral primary win, spotlighting radical voices flooding campuses. Supporters cheered “globalize the intifada,” a violent slogan targeting Jews and Israelis. Prominent figures like Palestinian writer Mohammed El‑Kurd echoed it on X: “Consider the intifada globalized.”
El‑Kurd previously declared, “We must normalize massacres as the status quo,” at a rally, praised Palestinian “martyrs” from the Second Intifada, and labeled Israelis “neonazi pigs.” He defended Hamas’s Oct. 7 atrocities, absolving violence: “What is happening in occupied Palestine is a response…” These are far cries from peaceful protest.
Internet celebrity Hasan Piker chimed in to celebrate Mamdani’s victory, tweeting “its white boy jihad summer.” He has claimed “America deserved 9/11” and urged followers to “murder landlords,” calling for bloodshed. Meanwhile, UMass Boston professor Jeff Melnick posted Globalize the intifada on BlueSky, describing Israel as an apartheid regime. Northwestern’s Steven Thrasher also echoed “Globalize the intifada” while praising campus protests as a colonial war.
These extremist slogans reveal a dangerous radical fringe slipping into mainstream politics via college protests. Despite Mamdani refusing to chant himself, his refusal to condemn it allowed this message to flourish.
This trend threatens public safety and normalizes extremist violence under the guise of “justice.” As America faces escalating campus turmoil tied to violent rhetoric, one truth stands firm: “Globalize the intifada” signals not unity or justice—it signals chaos, hate, and anti-Semitic violence.
