Nithya Raman’s ‘genocide’ remarks rattle Jewish crowd at LA mayoral forum

Source: New York Post

Nithya Raman walked straight into one of the most explosive issues of her mayoral campaign Tuesday night. The Los Angeles City Councilwoman defended her decision to call Israel’s actions in Gaza a “genocide” at the 2026 Jewish Los Angeles Mayoral Forum, prompting an uneasy reaction from parts of the roughly 1,000-person crowd at the Skirball Cultural Center. “The word genocide is a deeply painful word.