Zohran Mamdani faces backlash for calling Israel’s Gaza war ‘ongoing genocide’ on Oct 7 anniversary
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel by condemning the killings and hostage-taking, while also accusing the Israeli government of carrying out an “ongoing genocide” in Gaza.
- Mamdani’s statement, issued as Israel and Jewish communities marked three years since the Hamas attack, acknowledged that Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 people.
- He described the loss as “unthinkable” but said the suffering in the region “did not begin nor end” on October 7.
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- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel by condemning the killings and hostage-taking, while also accusing the Israeli government of carrying out an “ongoing genocide” in Gaza.
- Mamdani’s statement, issued as Israel and Jewish communities marked three years since the Hamas attack, acknowledged that Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 people.
- He described the loss as “unthinkable” but said the suffering in the region “did not begin nor end” on October 7.
Sources: Times of India