Mamdani couldn't dedicate one day to mourning murdered Jews without turning to Israel - comment
The mayor devoted the opening paragraph of his October 7 statement to the victims before turning to Israel. His September 11 speech shows he knows how to do better.
Zohran Mamdani, New York's mayor, dedicated 49 words to mourning the victims of October 7 in his anniversary statement. He acknowledged Hamas committed "horrific war crimes" but explained that the suffering began and ended that day. Most of his message focused on Israeli genocide and American complicity. Comparing his October 7 statement to his September 11 memorial address, it appears he chose to focus on Israeli actions instead of staying with the stories of people affected.
In his October 7 statement, Mamdani included the death toll of Gazans, which comprised terrorists killed in the war. However, he did not differentiate between civilians and combatants, which is a serious omission in a statement meant to remember the victims of murder. Mamdani's approach to the October 7 anniversary differed greatly from his September 11 memorial address, where he described people helping one another during the attacks and stayed focused on those stories.
New York has seen a concerning rise in antisemitic hate crimes, with 53% of confirmed hate crimes targeting Jews through September. Mamdani's antisemitism strategy is vague and does not address anti-Jewish harassment and exclusion carried out in the name of anti-Zionism. His approach to acknowledging the suffering of the October 7 victims and the broader issue of antisemitism in New York is criticized for being insufficient and lacking empathy for those affected.
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