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Danon Rebuts Mamdani UN Speech — "Terrorist or Journalist?" Ahmed Wishah Photos Before Security Council Mon Jun 29
Mayor Mamdani in a recent UN remarks named Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Wishah as a Palestinian killed "this past Saturday by an Israeli strike." Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon, at the Mon Jun 29 monthly Israeli-Palestinian Security Council session, scrapped his prepared speech and held up enlarged photos labeled "Terrorist or journalist?" — saying IDF-released video and stills show Wishah operating as a Hamas military-wing sniper. Broader Danon frame: media/NGO/UN ecosystem repeats Hamas claims unchecked. The exchange arrives 2 days after Mamdani-Hochul Pride march appearance (Sun Jun 28) and during Mamdani's post-primary-sweep national press cycle (ABC This Week Sun Jun 28 defending DSA-endorsed candidates).