State and city elected officials and communal figures gathered at the site of the stabbing attack outside a Manhattan synagogue on Friday, claiming the mayor's incendiary remarks on Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Gaza war are endangering New York City Jews, according to the Times of Israel.
Jewish leaders in New York have called on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to calm his anti-Israel rhetoric following a stabbing attack outside a Manhattan synagogue on Friday that wounded two people, including one Jewish man, with the assailant reportedly shouting 'Allahu akbar.' State and city elected officials and communal figures gathered at the attack site, saying the mayor's incendiary statements about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Gaza war are creating a climate that endangers Jewish New Yorkers.
The demand comes amid a heated political standoff between Mamdani and Israeli officials. As The Zioneer reported, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Friday accused Mamdani of 'creating the climate in which Jews are targeted,' and UN Ambassador Danny Danon called the mayor's incitement a threat to Jewish lives. Earlier this week, Mamdani issued a Tisha B'Av greeting to Jews after a viral video in which he called Netanyahu a 'war criminal.'
The stabbing attack is being investigated as a possible hate crime, with New York Governor stating it appears to be an antisemitic assault. The incident has intensified scrutiny of Mamdani's rhetoric, which has been a central theme of his mayoral campaign.
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