9/11 families launch petition to exclude Zohran Mamdani from 25th anniversary memorial of attacks
Relatives of people killed in the 9/11 attacks have launched a petition seeking to bar New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from attending 25th anniversary memorial events because of his sympathies towards radical Islamists and refusal to condemn antisemitism. The petition was launched by Brooklyn-born, Florida real estate agent Giovanni Galante, whose 29-year-old wife Grace Catherine Galante was among the 2,977 people killed by al Qaeda terrorists 25 years ago in September. The drive had collected more than 14,000 signatures by midday Monday.
- ▪Relatives of people killed in the 9/11 attacks have launched a petition seeking to bar New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from attending 25th anniversary memorial events because of his sympathies towards radical Islamists and refusal to con
- ▪The petition was launched by Brooklyn-born, Florida real estate agent Giovanni Galante, whose 29-year-old wife Grace Catherine Galante was among the 2,977 people killed by al Qaeda terrorists 25 years ago in September.
- ▪The drive had collected more than 14,000 signatures by midday Monday.
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- ▪ Mamdani brushes off 9/11 families’ 16K-strong petition to bar him from 25th anniversary ceremonies — New York Post
- ▪ Families of 9/11 victims launch petition to bar Zohran Mamdani from 25th anniversary memorial — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
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Relatives of people killed in the 9/11 attacks have launched a petition seeking to bar New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from attending 25th anniversary memorial events because of his sympathies towards radical Islamists and refusal to condemn antisemitism. The petition was launched by Brooklyn-born, Florida real estate agent Giovanni Galante, whose 29-year-old wife Grace Catherine Galante was among the 2,977 people killed by al Qaeda terrorists 25 years ago in September. The drive had collected more than 14,000 signatures by midday Monday. “After 25 years, it’s kind of a slap in the face that this guy being someone [who] supports terrorists and follows people that think we deserve 9/11 is really an insult,” Mr. Galante told The Washington Times. “That’s all it comes down to.
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