{"id":2618667,"date":"2026-06-24T18:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-backed-candidate-who-blamed-9-11-on-american-capitalism-and-racism-wins-democratic-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:35:46","slug":"mamdani-backed-candidate-who-blamed-9-11-on-american-capitalism-and-racism-wins-democratic-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-backed-candidate-who-blamed-9-11-on-american-capitalism-and-racism-wins-democratic-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani-Backed Candidate Who Blamed 9\/11 on American &#8216;Capitalism and Racism&#8217; Wins Democratic Primary"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fmamdani-backed-candidate-who-blamed-9-11-on-american-capitalism-and-racism-wins-democratic-primary%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=2618667&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>The content discusses the recent success of Democratic socialist candidates in New york City,all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-gop-rep-david-valadao-flips-california-house-seat-its-the-third-pickup-in-the-state-for-republicans\/\" title=\"Former GOP Rep. David Valadao flips California House seat. It&#039;s the third pickup in the state for Republicans.\">endorsed<\/a> by Mayor Zohran Mamdani,who also supported Aber Kawas. Kawas, a Palestinian American and Muslim civil rights advocate, won a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-fundraises-for-virginia-dem-who-served-time-for-underage-sex\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe Fundraises for Virginia Dem Who Served Time for Underage Sex\">state senate seat<\/a> with 60% of the vote, replacing outgoing Senator Mike Gianaris.She has expressed views linking U.S. policies to the Sept. 11 attacks, attributing the attacks to systemic issues like capitalism, racism, white supremacy, and Islamophobia, and criticizing U.S. interventions in lands historically affected by colonization and conflict. Kawas also criticized the idea of apologizing for terrorism while neglecting reparations for issues like genocide and slavery. The article contrasts her views with historical facts, noting that the U.S. has not colonized Middle Eastern lands or committed genocide there, and references U.S. military actions such as the Gulf War. It also discusses the origins of islamic extremism, referencing Iran\u2019s 1979 Revolution and Osama bin Laden\u2019s role in terrorism, including the 9\/11 attacks, which he believed were a response to U.S. military presence in the Middle East. The article concludes that Kawas is highly likely to win her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >upcoming election comfortably<\/a>.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>All of the New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani-endorsed Democratic socialist candidates won their primary elections Tuesday night, including Aber Kawas, who has blamed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on \u201ccapitalism and racism, and white supremacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kawas, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/soccer-fan-accuses-israel-killing-palestinian-team-pathetically-falls-apart-learning-palestinians-slaughtered-israeli-team-1972\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palestinian American<\/a>, won the nomination for a state senate seat in New York City with 60 percent of the vote against Assemblyman Steven Raga to replace outgoing Sen. Mike Gianaris, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/24\/us-news\/mamdani-backed-ny-state-senate-candidate-who-downplayed-9-11-wins-nyc-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Kawas, who has a degree in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/socialists-unite-mamdani-throws-support-behind-behind-state-assembly-candidate-who-blamed-9-11-on-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Islamic Liberation Theology<\/a>\u201d and who desribes herself as a \u201cMuslim civil right advocate,\u201d appeared to blame the policies of the United States for the Sept. 11 attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinding that the system of capitalism and racism, and white supremacy, etc, have all, and Islamophobia, have all been used, you know, to colonize lands, right, to take resources from other people, and so this is, like, a long trajectory. And we\u2019re just seeing the manifestations of that continuation, right, with 9\/11,\u201d she said in 2017 at an Asian American Writers\u2019 Workshop, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrats-chose-candidate-who-links-9-11-to-white-supremacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times people are asking us to respond about, you know, an attack\u201d because \u201chistorically, right, you know, a lot of us come from lands that were colonized, lands where wars are being waged, right, and a lot of times because of U.S. policy or the policies in Europe,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mamdani-endorsed Aber Kwas won the Democrat Primary tonight for a State Senate seat in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Here she is saying that 9-11 was America\u2019s fault because of our \u201csystem of capitalism, racism, white supremacy and islamophobia.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ouSUB44nz3\">pic.twitter.com\/ouSUB44nz3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/2069615344956612991?\">June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea that we have to apologize for, like, a terror attack that, like, a couple people did, and then there is no apologies or reparations for genocides and for slavery, etc., is something that I kind of find, like, reprehensible,\u201d Kawas said.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has never colonized lands in the Middle East, enslaved its people, or committed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jerry-seinfeld-offers-response-possible-told-supports-genocide-babies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">genocide<\/a> against them.<\/p>\n<p>In 1991, during the Persian Gulf War, the U.S. led a coalition of nations to oust Saddam Hussein\u2019s forces from Kuwait after he invaded the country.<\/p>\n<p>The major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndswm.org\/coalition-members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">members of the coalition<\/a> for Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm included Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Great Britain, and France.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am proud to endorse a slate of candidates who will champion our affordability agenda in Albany. These leaders represent the very best of public service: a commitment to tackling challenges both large and small and a belief that government should work for everyone\u2014not just the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uen8mDSVmH\">pic.twitter.com\/uen8mDSVmH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZohranKMamdani\/status\/2060703010632712569?\">May 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Ohio State University history professor Peter Hahn <a href=\"https:\/\/mershoncenter.osu.edu\/news\/what-caused-9\/11-and-consequences-linger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Islamic extremist hatred toward the U.S. was stirred by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-iranians-mark-anniversary-of-victory-day-in-1979-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a> in 1979 and America\u2019s support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyc-coffee-shop-bans-pro-israel-house-democrat-refunds-supports-jewish-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> and secular Arab rulers, culminating in the 9\/11 attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/poll-shocker-20-percent-gen-z-positive-view-osama-bin-laden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Osama bin Laden\u2019s<\/a> specific role, Hahn stated, \u201cAfter contesting the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s, the Saudi nationalist Osama bin Laden organized a network of unconventional combatants known as Al-Qaida. Bin Laden believed that the stationing of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War of 1990-91 violated the sacred spaces around Mecca and Medina, and in 1996, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/debbie-wasserman-schultz-complains-gov-desantis-has-declared-war-on-wall-street\/\" title=\"Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Complains Gov. DeSantis Has &quot;Declared War on Wall Street&quot;\">essentially declared war<\/a> on the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom sanctuaries in Sudan and then Afghanistan, bin Laden and his allies orchestrated a series of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York in 1993, an American military barracks in Saudi Arabia in 1996, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, and a U.S. Navy ship in Aden Harbor in 2000,\u201d the professor added.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/history\/cases-and-criminals\/osama-bin-laden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> bin Laden as a \u201cviolent terrorist and mass murderer who used bombings and bloodshed to advance his extremist goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In announcing the successful operation to kill the terrorist leader in 2011, then-President Barack Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/blog\/2011\/05\/02\/osama-bin-laden-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cBin Laden was not a Muslim leader; he was a mass murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our own. So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kawas is expected to easily win in November in her deep-blue district.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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