{"id":61345,"date":"2026-07-25T14:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T14:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=61345"},"modified":"2026-07-25T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T14:44:09","slug":"as-25th-anniversary-of-9-11-looms-families-of-victims-want-unwelcome-guest-mamdani-banned-from-ground-zero-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=61345","title":{"rendered":"As 25th Anniversary of 9\/11 Looms, Families of Victims Want \u2018Unwelcome Guest\u2019 Mamdani Banned from Ground Zero Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Zohran Mamdani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the 25th anniversary of the 9\/11 terrorist attacks that murdered nearly 3,000 people looms, families of some of the victims want radical Muslim NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stay away from the Ground Zero ceremony, calling him \u2018an apologist for Islamic terror\u2019 and adding it would be an insult to the memories of those who died.<\/p>\n

Giovanni Galante\u2019s 29-year-old wife, Grace Catherine Galante, was among those murdered by al-Qaeda terrorists.<\/p>\n

Galante\u2019s petition drive to bar Mamdani from events has already received 1350 signatures from at least 300 victims\u2019 families.<\/p>\n

The petition notes,<\/a>\u201cThis anniversary is one of remembrance grounded in shared American values: respect for the victims, recognition of the gravity of the attacks, and a clear rejection of the ideologies that contributed to such violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor many families and community members, participation in these ceremonies carries an implicit expectation that those present uphold and affirm these principles without ambiguity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The petition then shared concerns about Mamdani\u2019s inclusion in the events due to his \u201cpublic positions, associations, and responses to rhetoric that many perceive as hostile to these shared values.\u201d<\/p>\n

These include:<\/p>\n