Mamdani issued a 50-word statement after the protest that “discouraged the language used” by the protesters. But then he notably criticized the synagogue for hosting the event in the first place.
“He believes every New Yorker should be free to enter a house of worship without intimidation,” Mamdani spokesperson Dora Pekec said, “and that these sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law.”
A spokesperson said that final phrase of a “violation of international law” was a reference to Nefesh B’Nefesh’s promotion on its website of settlements beyond the Green Line, the armistice boundary cutting through Jerusalem that separates Israel from the West Bank, which Israel captured in 1967 and where Palestinians hope to create a future state.
... it was very quickly pointed out that half of the art department leadership follows ANTIREAL [The artist who was plagiarized from] on social media and that her profile looks like a concept art sheet for the game because of how much inspiration is derived from it.
It would be a lot more understandable if it was a single asset. I think the whole story speaks volumes to the amount of people who signed off on these decisions and points to it not being an accident.
Greed.