{"id":2618565,"date":"2026-06-24T15:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darializa-avila-chevalier-advocated-pro-terrorist-death-to-america-group\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:04:26","slug":"darializa-avila-chevalier-advocated-pro-terrorist-death-to-america-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darializa-avila-chevalier-advocated-pro-terrorist-death-to-america-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Darializa Avila Chevalier advocated pro-terrorist &#8216;death to America&#8217; group"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdarializa-avila-chevalier-advocated-pro-terrorist-death-to-america-group%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618565&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Darializa Avila Chevalier,a socialist candidate for New York&#8217;s 13th Congressional District,co-founded a pro-Hamas group that organized protests at Columbia University,calling for &#8220;death to America.&#8221; She helped launch this radical institution in 2016 as a Columbia graduate. Chevalier recently won the Democratic primary with endorsement from NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, despite her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-mccarthy-dissenters-to-land-top-posts\/\" title=\"Some McCarthy Dissenters to Land Top ...s\">controversial past statements<\/a>, including advocating for the eradication of Western civilization and describing Hamas\u2019s 2023 attack on Israel as a &#8220;crowning achievement.&#8221; She was involved in protests leading to violent encampments and confrontations at Columbia University, including posting &#8220;death to America&#8221; in Farsi after US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and previously wrote about wiping her hand on the American flag. Chevalier faced criticism in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ive-never-seen-the-morale-any-lower-than-it-is-right-now-says-border-patrol-union-president\/\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019ve never seen the morale any lower than it is right now,\u2019 says Border Patrol union president\">recent radio interview<\/a> for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average ...n Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a> and walked out when pressed about her past statements. She also refused to answer questions about whether murderers shoudl go to jail and expressed support for prison abolition, emphasizing systemic causes of violence. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >victories signify increasing influence<\/a> for mamdani&#8217;s left-wing faction within the Democratic Party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\">socialist<\/a> House candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier co-founded a pro-Hamas group that led protesters at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/columbia-university\/\">Columbia University<\/a> and called for \u201cdeath to America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chevalier, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4621941\/new-york-democratic-primary-13th-district\/\">won the Tuesday Democratic primary<\/a> for New York\u2019s 13th Congressional District, \u201chelped launch\u201d the radical group in 2016 as a Columbia graduate, according to her profile on the anti-Israel publication <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/WD68A\">The Electronic Intifada<\/a><\/em>. She beat Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) with an endorsement from New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4623064\/house-delays-vote-anna-paulina-luna-save-america-act-voter-id\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House delays votes after Anna Paulina Luna threatens to shut down floor until Senate passes SAVE America Act<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4623122\/johnson-says-trump-agreed-save-america-off-ramp\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mike Johnson says Trump agreed to SAVE America Act off-ramp<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4621439\/luna-roy-oppose-house-action-senate-voter-id-bill\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Luna and Roy vow to oppose all House floor action until Senate passes voter ID bill<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CUAD spearheaded protests that led to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/03\/10\/how-a-columbia-protest-leader-aligned-to-hamas-came-into-ices-crosshairs\/\">violent encampment<\/a> at the campus in 2024 and a takeover of a Columbia-affiliated Barnard College building in 2025. The organization, which the university does not recognize as a student group, also sparked controversy in February for posting \u201cdeath to America\u201d in Farsi on X after the United States and Israel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4622715\/top-iran-negotiator-deal-declaration-us-defeat\/\">began military attacks<\/a> on Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaspectator.com\/news\/2026\/03\/03\/doxxing-truck-returns-following-backlash-to-cuad-death-to-america-x-post-hours-after-us-israel-strikes-on-iran\/\">the <em>Columbia Spectator<\/em> reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Months earlier, CUAD called for \u201cthe total eradication of Western civilization\u201d in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/nation-world\/anti-israel-columbia-students-call-for-total-eradication-of-western-civilization-divest-palestine-hamas-bangladesh-protests-demonstrations\">Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CUAD also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/ldISW\">described<\/a> Hamas\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4607201\/oct-7-survivors-israel-way-toward-peace-gaza-hamas-war\/\">October 2023 massacre<\/a> and hostage-taking operation in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a> as a \u201ccrowning achievement\u201d in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avila Chevalier\u2019s campaign did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>\u2018s request for comment. She previously described encountering a heavy police response while participating in the CUAD-backed Columbia encampment in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6973166\/columbia-university-city-college-pro-palestinian-protests-arrests\/\">2024 interview<\/a> with <em>Time<\/em> magazine. \u201cI felt totally helpless at that point \u2026 it was quite horrific,\u201d she told the magazine. \u201cThere was nothing calm or organized about the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The candidate was one of three <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4622291\/a-big-night-for-mamdani-as-socialists-keep-winning-democratic-primaries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">Mamdani-backed socialists<\/a> who won Democratic primaries on Tuesday. The victories are accelerating the rise of Mamdani and his left-wing faction\u2019s influence over the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avila Chevalier\u2019s past radical statements came under criticism in a Tuesday Spanish-language radio interview, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/nyc-socialist-candidate-angrily-bolts-radio-interview-after-being-pressed-on-deleted-social-media-posts\/\">multiple outlets<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mamdani-backed-socialist-candidate-storms-live-interview-confronted-old-social-media-posts\">reported<\/a>. The interviewer pressed her on social media posts, saying she would not post the Dominican flag because nationalism is \u201cviolent.\u201d She walked out of the interview after being asked to address the controversy specifically.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her controversial past rhetoric also included a 2019 post saying she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4622416\/socialist-darializa-avila-chevalier-posted-about-using-us-flag-as-napkin\/\">wiped her hand on the American flag<\/a> instead of a napkin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4617294\/mamdani-candidate-refuses-answer-murderers-jail\/\"><strong>MAMDANI-BACKED CANDIDATE REFUSES TO DIRECTLY ANSWER IF MURDERERS SHOULD GO TO JAIL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the self-described \u201cprison abolitionist\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4617294\/mamdani-candidate-refuses-answer-murderers-jail\/\">dodged a question<\/a> four times in a Thursday interview about whether she believes in locking up convicted murderers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe fact that the murder happened is tragic,\u201d she told the New York Editorial Board in one exchange. \u201cThe fact that there was a circumstance in which that could even come to pass is tragic, and all of that is a reflection of systems that allowed that circumstance to be possible. And so, you know, I have always focused my attention on how do we create systems where that\u2019s not even a possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NY socialist candidate co-founded pro-Hamas group, called for \u201cdeath to America\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1239,"featured_media":2618566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26175140100197.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[14436,4803,81670,6039],"class_list":["post-2618565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-activism","tag-controversial","tag-darializa-avila-chevalier","tag-terrorism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26175140100197.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618565"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618569,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618565\/revisions\/2618569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}