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  "id": 12785565,
  "title": "Mamdani skips October 7 atrocities screening, Akunis shares photo of empty seat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/mamdani-skips-october-7-atrocities-screening-akunis-shares-photo-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T03:32:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/694958"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not attend a screening of footage documenting the atrocities committed by Hamas during the October 7 massacre, despite receiving an official invitation from Israel’s Consul General in New York, Ofir Akunis.</p><p>Following Mamdani’s absence, Akunis posted a photo on social of the empty seat reserved for the mayor, writing: “Guess who didn't show up?\"</p>",
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      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Anti-Israel protesters rally at Columbia, NYU on October 7 anniversary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/anti-israel-protesters-rally-at-columbia-nyu-on-october-7-anniversary",
        "published": "2026-10-08T01:54:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Protesters overrun Israeli peace vigil marking October 7 attended by Mamdani",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/protesters-overrun-israeli-peace-vigil-marking-october-7-attended-by",
        "published": "2026-10-08T02:36:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Mamdani is jeered at October 7 vigil as protesters call him traitor to Palestinian cause",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/mamdani-is-jeered-at-october-7-vigil-as-protesters-call-him-traitor",
        "published": "2026-10-08T04:09:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Mamdani is jeered at October 7 vigil as protesters call him traitor to Palestinian cause",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/mamdani-is-jeered-at-october-7-vigil-as-protesters-call-him-traitor-12786421",
        "published": "2026-10-08T04:09:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "'Every day there is killing': Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/every-day-there-is-killing-gazans-face-israeli-strikes-despite",
        "published": "2026-10-08T05:06:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}