Mamdani calls his Netanyahu comments ‘objective facts’ when asked if they contributed to rising antisemitism
One of the victims was Jewish, and the other was Asian. “We know that we’ve seen hate crimes rise over these last few years, and it’s been troubling to see. Mamdani later conceded that, as mayor, he does not have the legal authority to carry out an arrest warrant for a foreign dignitary and instead called for New Yorkers to protest Netanyahu’s presence in the city.
- ▪One of the victims was Jewish, and the other was Asian.
- ▪“We know that we’ve seen hate crimes rise over these last few years, and it’s been troubling to see.
- ▪Mamdani later conceded that, as mayor, he does not have the legal authority to carry out an arrest warrant for a foreign dignitary and instead called for New Yorkers to protest Netanyahu’s presence in the city.
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani dismissed the idea that his comments about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have contributed to the rise in antisemitism, framing his remarks as “objective facts.”Mamdani fielded questions from reporters on Friday following a possible hate crime in Manhattan in which two people were stabbed by a suspect who yelled “Allahu Akbar” while committing the attacks. One of the victims was Jewish, and the other was Asian. Recommended Stories US on track for lowest homicide rate in over a century, report shows Secret Service warns of record threat level ahead of White House Correspondents’ Association dinner redo Viktor Orban accuses Hungarian prime minister of creating ‘illegitimate authoritarian system’ The socialist mayor clarified that his comments about…
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