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Israel Rebukes NYC Mayoral Nominee Zohran Mamdani Over Oct. 7 Post Labeling Gaza War "Genocidal"

The condemnation increases pressure on the Democratic nominee weeks before New York's early voting.

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2025/09/29: Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani conducts press briefing across of 190th street 'A' subway station, addressing slashed funding to the Advantage program by former Governor Andrew Cuomo. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Congressman Slams Mamdani’s Oct. 7 Message: ‘He’s Nothing More Than A Muslim Terrorist’
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Overview

  • On the Oct. 7 anniversary, Zohran Mamdani posted a statement that mourned Hamas’s victims and accused Israel of waging a "genocidal war" in Gaza.
  • He cited a death toll he said "far exceeds 67,000," drawing on figures reported by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
  • Israel’s Foreign Ministry denounced him as a "mouthpiece for Hamas propaganda," saying he "stands with Jews only when they are dead" and calling the statement shameful.
  • U.S. critics from both parties attacked the message, with Rep. Mike Lawler calling it disqualifying and Jewish leaders, including Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, labeling the "genocide" claim a dangerous "modern-day blood libel."
  • Republican Rep. Randy Fine escalated the backlash by calling Mamdani "little more than a Muslim terrorist" and urging that his U.S. citizenship be stripped and he be deported.