Zohran Mamdani ended his speech with a call-and-response with the audience at his election night watch party at Brooklyn Paramount.Credit...Amir Hamja for The New York Times
“The dawn of a better day for humanity,” said Zahran Mamdani upon learning of his victory as mayor of New York City. His historic and inspiring triumph has shaken the foundations of American politics and ignited global hope amidst the darkness imposed by Zionism and the international far right.
In the midst of the fury of the Israeli regime and the disappointment of Trumpism, a young, left-leaning, Muslim Democrat, born into a family of Indian and African descent, stands as a symbol of a new era. Zahran Mamdani represents a generation that is not afraid to utter the words forbidden by those in power: Palestine, justice, dignity, humanity.
His victory is not only a defeat for Donald Trump and his political heirs, but also a moral blow to the system that for decades has sustained the Israeli occupation and silenced the voices that cry out for freedom. The decline of Trumpism, which sought to restore a white and arrogant empire, finds its counterpart today in the rise of an empathetic, pluralistic, and conscious politics.
Zahran Mamdani, known for his commitment to social justice, rent freezes, decent housing, and free public transportation, embodies the fusion of local struggle and global solidarity. His voice, which has resonated in marches for Palestine and in human rights forums, is now becoming the institutional voice of the largest city in the United States.
His personal story—that of a boy who emigrated to the United States at the age of eight, the son of renowned academic Mahmood Mamdani and filmmaker Mira Nair—reflects the spirit of displaced peoples, of diasporas that, like the Palestinian one, transformed exile into a form of resistance and creation.
The anger of Zionism and the bewilderment of reactionary sectors are, paradoxically, the most eloquent testimony to this change. Because what was unthinkable yesterday has become a reality today: New York, the capital of global capitalism, has elected a defender of oppressed peoples and an outspoken critic of Israeli apartheid.
From the Palestinian Union of Latin America, we salute this triumph as a universal message: the people are awakening.
The decline of hatred and Trumpian racism heralds the dawn of a better day for humanity.
Palestinian Union of Latin America – UPAL
November 6, 2025
