Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Friday blamed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for 'creating the climate in which Jews are targeted,' following a stabbing attack outside a Manhattan synagogue earlier Friday in which two people, including one Jewish man, were wounded. The assailant reportedly shouted 'Allahu akbar' during the attack.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar directly blamed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday for 'creating the climate in which Jews are targeted,' following the stabbing of two men, including a Jewish man, outside a Manhattan synagogue earlier in the day. The assailant reportedly shouted 'Allahu akbar.'
Sa'ar's statement is the latest in a series of Israeli official condemnations of Mamdani's rhetoric. Earlier Friday, Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, accused Mamdani of incitement that endangers Jewish lives. The Zioneer reported Friday morning that the suspect, Raul Morales, 51, was arrested at the scene and that the attack is being investigated as a potential antisemitic hate crime.
Mamdani, a progressive Democrat and current New York City mayor, has faced repeated criticism from Israeli officials and Jewish organizations for past remarks, including calling AIPAC supporters 'monsters' and referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a 'war criminal.' Sa'ar's direct accusation underscores the level of concern among Israeli leadership regarding the political climate in New York.
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