New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on his October 7 statement accusing Israel of carrying out a "genocide" in Gaza on Thursday.Mamdani made the statement while speaking to the press at an unrelated event on Thursday. Reporters asked him about anger in the Jewish community over his statement on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks that briefly recognized that day's atrocities before accusing Israel of carrying out genocide against Palestinians."Do you believe you made any missteps that inflamed tensions in this very difficult moment for a lot of New Yorkers?" a rep...
Mamdani doubles down on anti-Israel Oct 7 statement after backlash
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Oct 8, 2026 • 2 weeks ago
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