‘Not helpful’: NY Jewish Dems slam Netanyahu for saying Hamas and Mamdani are ‘buddies’
City Council speaker, who has opposed NYC mayor over Israel and antisemitism, suggests 'what the PM said can really incite violence' and calls 'to turn the temperature down' The post ‘Not helpful’: NY Jewish Dems slam Netanyahu for saying Hamas and Mamdani are ‘buddies’ appeared first on The Times of Israel .
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been defended by some top New York Jewish Democrats after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him an “antisemite” and said he is “buddies” with Hamas. Mamdani is an avowed anti-Zionist who had pledged to arrest Netanyahu during his mayoral campaign.
Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, a Jewish Democrat, described Netanyahu's suggestion that Mamdani voices support for Hamas as "scurrilous". City Council Speaker Julie Menin, also a Jewish Democrat, has opposed Mamdani on some legislation but urged that the temperature be turned down in the debate.
Netanyahu made the comments in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly. According to The Times of Israel, some New York Jewish Democrats felt that Netanyahu's attacks went too far and were not helpful.
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