Why Pro-Palestinian Protesters Are Calling Mamdani a “Traitor”

Zohran Mamdani condemned Israel’s war in Gaza as genocide—and hours later, pro-Palestinian protesters were calling him a “traitor.” What happened? Wren unpacks his October 7 statement, the backlash from Democrats and Republicans, the disrupted vigil mourning Israeli and Palestinian victims, and the confrontation outside a Palestinian restaurant. Plus: the demands behind the chants, a protester who says she once interned for him, and the tension between the advocacy that helped him win and the decisions he’s making as mayor.