Aaron Maté | @aaronjmate
It’s important to be factual. Hamas did not kill “more than 1,100 Israelis.” Israel killed some of those Israelis by enacting the Hannibal Directive, which says that Israel would rather kill its own people than have to negotiate for their release (by releasing some of the thousands more Palestinian hostages in Israeli captivity). We don’t know how exactly how many Israelis were killed by Israel because Israel won’t allow an investigation.
Also, hundreds of the Israelis killed on Oct. 7th were soldiers enforcing the siege and imprisonment of the Gaza concentration camp.
Zohran’s laudable opposition to Israeli genocide is not served by adopting, or failing to challenge, some of the propaganda used to wage it.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani | @ZohranKMamdani
My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.
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[Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.
In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: a death toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.
This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.
These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.
ZOHRAN FOR NEW YORK CITY]
6:16 AM | Oct 7, 2025
10:32 AM | Oct 7, 2025
No. Nitpicking the exact numbers implies that there’s some number that would have justified the Israeli response. The problem with Israel’s actions in Gaza isn’t that they’re disproportionate, it’s that they’re categorically war crimes, and nothing Hamas did or didn’t do has any bearing on that whatsoever.
Didn’t read. Aaron Mate is a tankie hack who should fuck right off with the rest of his grey zone dipshits.
Good to know, that was the vibe I was getting.
The dude wrote about how Assad didn’t gas children and has got awards from the regime. Just a disgusting authoritarian piece of shit
What kind of vibes can you get from random people smearing accomplished independent journalists…
We must not be afraid to learn from dissident views.
We must use our critical thinking muscles by reading all sides, not just what agrees with your opinions.
We are born into Western propaganda, and we must put in a lot of effort to reach some kind of enlightenment.
Echo chambers and self-censorship are your right, but know that they will not help you learn and continue to grow as a person.
He is an accomplished independent journalist with a known following.
Do not fear those that are brave enough to talk non-status quo talking points; we all should learn from dissident viewpoints, not just government propaganda.
The dude is a propagandist for authoritarian regimes all over the world. Fuck him. There are much better journalists covering shit better than him.
I disagree.
It seems you are the one that is the propagandist.
Smearing those that do not bend to your views.
Anyone that takes the time to read and watch his work will know that he is an honest and outstanding independent journalist.
“It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
“The ultimate test of a society’s freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it’s how it treats its dissidents.” – Glenn Greenwald
Did a cursory search about him, seems like he might have some merit but also some iffy things potentially.
Specifically this tidbit on his Wikipedia page is interesting:
The Canadian University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy published a list of “Russian-influenced” social media accounts, which included Maté.[59][60][61] According to the Brookings Institution, in 2023, Maté’s twitter posts were the 15th most re-tweeted posts by Russian state-backed accounts.[62]
Also literally on a podcast called ‘useful idiots’ lol, though I assume that’s a satirical name.
Overall though, from his reporting and journalistic outlet historu seem like he could be a decent source but what he says should probably be taken with a good pinch of salt.
This is the second post I’ve seen about random people replying to zohrans tweet, both of which seem to be somewhat critical from my understanding?
I don’t understand why there is a negative focus on this. Sure, it could be seen that it’s dumb he has to do the whole condemning the attack thing, but for one, it’s the anniversary of it, and two, if he didn’t both the Republicans and the bastards at the DNC would eat him alive. Zohran is probably one of the best and most productive left Democrats currently. I bet he has one of the better and more aggressive takes on Israel at this moment than damn near anyone else, so why focus on nitpicking his statement?
