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| | + | ==Oct 7 memorial== |
| | + | As mayor, on the third anniversary of Oct 7 massacres, Mamdani abused it to attack Israel withbhus extremist rhetoric. |
| | + | [[Zohran Mamdani]] faced bipartisan<ref>{{cite web |title=Mamdani faces bipartisan backlash over October 7 social media post |url=https://www.foxnews.com/video/6406494919112 |website=Fox News |date=2026-10-08}}</ref> backlash over his October 7 social media post, with [[Elisha Wiesel]] and Ambassador [[Mike Huckabee]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Amb Mike Huckabee: I am seething over Mamdani’s October 7 comments |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuCZxvKAhks |website=YouTube |date=2026-10-08}}</ref> among those criticizing his comments and raising concerns about antisemitism. |
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| | + | The Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation’s Jack Simony criticized<ref>{{cite web |title=Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Leader Criticizes Mamdani’s October 7 Message |url=https://thej.ca/2026/10/07/auschwitz-jewish-center-foundation-leader-criticizes-mamdanis-october-7-message/ |website=TheJ.ca |date=2026-10-07}}</ref> [[Zohran Mamdani]]’s October 7 message, reminding that the anniversary should allow Jewish New Yorkers to mourn the Hamas massacre without reframing their grief as criticism of Israel. |
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| | + | Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon condemned Mamdani’s post, comparing it to turning September 11 into a day of mourning for al-Qaeda and accusing him of redirecting attention from the Hamas attacks to criticism of Israel.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sorace |first=Stephen |title=Israel amb torches Mamdani Oct 7 post: 'Like turning September 11 into a day of mourning for al-Qaeda' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/israel-amb-torches-mamdani-oct-7-post-like-turning-september-11-into-day-mourning-al-qaeda.amp |website=Fox News |date=2026-10-07}}</ref> |
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| | + | Then Mamdani 'dined at a Palestinian restaurant chain blasted for being “openly genocidal” against Jews on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel.'<ref>{{cite news |
| | + | |url=https://nypost.com/2026/10/08/us-news/zohran-mamdani-ate-at-nyc-palestinian-restaurant-on-oct-7-anniversary/ |
| | + | |title=Mamdani dined at NYC Palestinian restaurant blasted for ‘openly genocidal’ menu on Oct. 7 anniversary |
| | + | |work=The New York Post |
| | + | |date=Oct 8, 2026}}</ref> |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |