It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC. Good morning, everyone.

We begin the week by continuing our election series, 30 issues and 30 days.

We're up to issue 11, and as we approach the second

anniversary of the October 7th, Hamas attack in Israel and the beginning of the current

Israeli offensive in Gaza, we will compare how Andrew Cuomo and Zeran Mamdani might try to affect

the Middle East as mayor of New York, issue 11. This isn't just about what they say

or what they believe. Both Cuomo and Mamdani try to use their positions in state government

to influence the Israeli-Palestinian conflict per se. So how would each or how should each

try to use their power as mayor to do the same if elected?

We will speak to a Cuomo supporter and a Mamdani supporter who have taken positions on this.

But let's start with a few clips of the candidates as background.

In 2016, Andrew Cuomo, as governor, issued an executive order to, as he put it, boycott, divest, and sanction,

any New York company participating in the boycott, divest, and sanction, or BDS movement against Israel.

Here's part of that announcement before an audience of supporters in 2016.

Today I'm going to sign an executive order that says very clearly, we are against the BDS

movement, and it's very simple. If you boycott against Israel, New York will boycott you.

If you divert revenues from Israel, New York will boycott you. If you divert revenues from Israel,

New York will divert revenues from you.

If you sanction Israel,

New York will sanction you.

Period.

Cuomo is governor in 2016. Now, in 2023, before the October 7th attack, Zeran Mamdani, as a state

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