A 51-year-old suspect reportedly shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and stabbed two people, including a Jewish man wearing a kippah, on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and UN Ambassador Danny Danon blamed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's anti-Israel incitement for creating the conditions leading to the attack.
The attack occurred early Friday morning on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The suspect, a 51-year-old man, was arrested at the scene. According to reports, he shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before stabbing two individuals, one of whom was visibly Jewish and wearing a kippah. The suspect is in custody, and the incident is being investigated as a suspected terror attack. Israeli officials quickly condemned the attack. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said he was 'shocked but not surprised,' directly linking the violence to the anti-Israel rhetoric of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, as The Zioneer reported earlier. Ambassador Danny Danon echoed the accusation, calling on Mamdani to take responsibility for his 'dangerous political campaign.' The victims were evacuated to a hospital; their conditions were not immediately reported. The attack follows a series of antisemitic incidents in the United States and Canada, including a stabbing in Toronto and a firearm threat outside a Sydney Chabad center.
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