Israel's UN Envoy Blasts NYC Mayor Over Oct. 7 Post Citing 1,100 Dead
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 7
Israel's UN Envoy Blasts NYC Mayor Over Oct. 7 Post Citing 1,100 Dead
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 7
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Danny Danon, Israel’s UN ambassador, accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of “hijacking” the third anniversary of Oct. 7 after the mayor paired remembrance of the attack with allegations of Israeli “genocide,” “occupation” and “apartheid.”
Mamdani’s statement called the 2023 Hamas assault “horrific war crimes,” noted more than 1,100 Israelis killed and 251 abducted, then shifted to Gaza, citing more than 74,000 Palestinian deaths and accusing Washington of complicity through arms shipments.
Danon said the framing was like turning Sept. 11 into a day of mourning for al-Qaeda, while Israel rejects genocide claims and says it warns civilians ahead of strikes and does not deliberately target noncombatants.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Nikki Haley and ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt also condemned the post as echoing Hamas talking points and exploiting a day of mourning in a city with the largest Jewish population outside Israel.
The clash came as Israelis marked the third anniversary with memorials and vigils for victims of the Hamas-led attack, which killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostages.