{"id":2678158,"date":"2026-10-07T16:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-releases-statement-remembering-oct-7-but-spends-75-percent-of-his-words-defending-hamas-actions\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T16:38:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:38:47","slug":"mamdani-releases-statement-remembering-oct-7-but-spends-75-percent-of-his-words-defending-hamas-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-releases-statement-remembering-oct-7-but-spends-75-percent-of-his-words-defending-hamas-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani Releases Statement Remembering Oct. 7, but Spends 75 Percent of His Words Defending Hamas&#8217; Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmamdani-releases-statement-remembering-oct-7-but-spends-75-percent-of-his-words-defending-hamas-actions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2678158&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses a controversial statement made by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani about the October 7, 2023, massacre of israelis, which he used too endorse Hamas terrorists. His post, shared on X (formerly Twitter), acknowledged the violence and mourning for the victims but then heavily criticized Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza, attributing ongoing suffering and casualties to Israeli military operations. Mamdani&#8217;s message included support for Palestinians and condemnation of U.S. aid to Israel,framing the conflict as an extension of Hamas&#8217;s initial attack and accusing Israel of committing &#8220;genocide&#8221; in Gaza. the post drew criticism from various observers, including activists and the Anti-Defamation League, for politicizing a tragic event and allegedly misrepresenting the facts surrounding the conflict. Many commenters expressed outrage at what they viewed as Mamdani\u2019s inappropriate exploitation of the massacre to promote anti-Israel sentiments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used a statement marking the massacre of Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023, to shill for the Hamas terrorists who commited the massacre.<\/p>\n<p>A statement <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/2107813239585120609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> to X begins with conventional words appropriate for a city with a historically massive Jewish population.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis day is profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers. It marks three years since the horrific war crimes of October 7. On that day, Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others. We grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>And then it was off to the races to attack Israel over the war in Gaza that began as a response to the massacre. By the time Mamdani was done, 141 words supported Hamas, 49 commemorated the victims, making the post almost 75 percent cheerleading for Hamas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This day is profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers. It marks three years since the horrific war crimes of October 7. On that day, Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others. We grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss.<\/p>\n<p>The suffering did not begin nor end that day. It instead continued through the Israeli government\u2019s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza, in which it has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians\u2014including more than 21,000 children. Even since the so-called ceasefire, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed. That suffering has intensified with every Israeli bomb dropped on ambulances waiting outside hospitals, every drone strike targeting a residential building or journalist, and every shipment of food aid turned away at a border crossing. Many New Yorkers are reckoning with this unbearable grief, and we mourn alongside them \u2013 all while knowing that our tax dollars fund these war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Three years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment.<\/p>\n<p>To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/2107813239585120609?\">October 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suffering did not begin nor end that day. It instead continued through the Israeli government\u2019s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza, in which it has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians\u2014including more than 21,000 children. Even since the so-called ceasefire, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed,\u201d Mamdani wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat suffering has intensified with every Israeli bomb dropped on ambulances waiting outside hospitals, every drone strike targeting a residential building or journalist, and every shipment of food aid turned away at a border crossing,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani then slammed U.S. support for Israel, which spiked as Israel responded to the massacre.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">@NYCMayor You could have just tweeted \u201cAllahu Akbar\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaitlin Bennett (@KaitMarieox) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KaitMarieox\/status\/2107832654997405784?\">October 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany New Yorkers are reckoning with this unbearable grief, and we mourn alongside them \u2013 all while knowing that our tax dollars fund these war crimes,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment. To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The zeal for the butchers of Oct. 7 and not the victims rubbed many on Twitter raw.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lalef\/status\/2107833045109916146\">poster<\/a>, Egyptian peace activist Loay Alef, wrote, \u201cto be morally consistent, you should solely blame Hamas, which waged this war in an attempt to annihilate Israel. Hamas is the real genocide-seeker: it wants to annihilate Israel but it can\u2019t, while Israel could annihilate Gaza but chooses not to. The evil of Hamas and radical Islamists has reached New York City, and I pray you wake up before that evil gets out of control in your city. Make the morally correct decision and listen to those who know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JewishWarrior13\/status\/2107828025282757015\">poster<\/a> going by \u201cRaylan Givens\u201d exploded: \u201cAbsolutely disgusting and disgraceful. You are a filthy, vile person who should never be anywhere near public office. The fact that anyone could read something like this and still decide this is the person they want representing them is beyond me. This is filth. This is who you are, and people need to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis post is evil,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/christypeaslee1\/status\/2107878593380372647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commenter<\/a>. \u201cHow dare you belittle the October 7 massacre. \u2018Where war crimes are met with impunity\u2019???? Did you really just say that? What happened following October 7 is justice for the war crimes committed by Hamas on October 7 and I stand by Israel 100%. You are not worthy of your political position sir.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/nyc-mayor-mamdani-releases-new-statement-anniversary-oct-7-attacks-hamas-israel\/19917350\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WABC-TV<\/a>, the Anti-Defamation League fired back at the mayor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Oct. 7, Hamas-led attackers murdered civilians, committed sexual violence, mutilated bodies and took hostages. You are weaponizing a day meant for mourning the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust to recycle your usual antizionist talking points,\u201d the ADL said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city with the largest Jewish population outside Israel deserves a mayor who can honor the dead without exploiting them,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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