On the heels of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the mayoral election, the New York City chapter of Democratic Socialists of America are in the process of endorsing a whole slate of state legislative candidates. One of the most talked about is Aber Kawas, a Palestinian American organizer who has filed to run for Assembly in Queens.

Similar to Mamdani, Kawas is running on an affordability platform, but she also doesn’t shy away from criticizing Israel. She is an outspoken advocate for the civil rights of Muslim communities in New York City and has condemned the government’s post-9/11 surveillance and targeting of Muslim communities – comments that have led conservative critics to accuse her of minimizing the 9/11 terrorist attacks and defending al-Qaeda conspirators . For too long, people

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