9/11 Families Request Mamdani to Skip Ceremony After Recently Honoring Al Qaeda Suspects Lawyer

As America remembers 25 years since the September 11th terror attacks, there's an effort to keep New York City's first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, away from Friday's ceremony at Ground Zero. Their petition has approximately 109,000 signatures. It asks organizers to not include Mamdani and questions the mayor's respect for the victims due to his reluctance to condemn phrases such as "globalize the intifada," adding that he's "insufficiently critical of extremist ideologies." Tuesday at New York City Hall, relatives of 9/11 victims held pictures of family members lost at the World Trade Center that day. They said the mayor is not welcome Friday at the Ground Zero ceremony honoring their loved ones. "My message to Mayor Mamdani is, dude, we don't want you to come," said Jeanette Pucci-Pick, who lost her father on 9/11. Critics point to last week's 9/11 ceremony when Mamdani handed a symbolic pen to city attorney Ramzi Kassem, who previously represented a convicted Al-Qaeda member whose brother-in-law was a 9/11 hijacker. Read the full story from CBN's Lorie Johnson: https://cbn.com/news/us/911-families-want-mamdani-skip-ceremony-he-recently-honored-lawyer-al-qaeda-suspects Want more news from a Christian Perspective? Choose to support CBN: https://go.cbn.com/ugWBn CBN News. Because Truth Matters™ Download the free CBN News App: http://cbnnews.com/app SUBSCRIBE to the CBN News Channel for more: http://youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline/?sub_confirmation=1 SUBSCRIBE to the QuickStart Newsletter by visiting quickstart.news SUBSCRIBE to the Quickstart Podcast. New episodes every morning at 7am: cbn.com/cbnnews/quickstart ► Iranians Need Your Help! Partner With Us Here: https://go.cbn.com/ul2XK What's coming up next? Have a look at our program guide: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcbnnews%2Fnewschann&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description CBN features 24-hour TV news from a Christian perspective. The CBN News Channel provides independent news programming to an underserved audience to enlighten, entertain and inspire Christians around the world. Comments below do not necessarily reflect the views of CBN. Share this live feed with your friends and family: https://www.youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbnnews/ Like us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBNNews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbnnews/ Contact News Editors: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcontact%2Fcontact-&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description Questions about other CBN programs: Visit WatchCBNNews.com or call (888) 700-7000. Questions about supporting CBN News? Visit JoinCBNNews.com or call (888) 700-7000 for more information. #breakingnews #politicalnews #christiannews #christian #christianity #church #breakingnews #cbnnews