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Add The New York Post on Google The Issue: Concerns over Mayor Mamdani’s rhetoric and attacks like last week’s Upper West Side stabbing. Mayor Mamdani’s weak, half-hearted sympathies after each antisemitic attack serve a dual purpose, putting up a defense against critics while giving a wink to his pro-Palestinian supporters, assuring them he doesn’t stand in their way (“Stop Pushing Hate, Zo,” Editorial, July 25).
The language he uses is very precisely chosen, usually prefaced by the common phrase, “there is no place in our city for,” as if that will scare off offenders.
It’s hard to believe we have an elected official in our city with so much hate inside of him. Most of that hate is toward the Jewish people.
The stabbing of Yezhak Grunhaus was a hate crime. Our mayor is part of this problem. Any Jewish person who voted for this antisemitic man should be ashamed of themselves. Mamdani’s actions and words have no place in our society.
As the first Muslim mayor to occupy City Hall, Mamdani had the opportunity to bring Muslims, Christians and Jews together in unity. Instead, his antisemitism has fomented rage, vitriol and given rise to violence on the streets of New York.
Take heart from what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.”
While I enthusiastically applaud Jewish leaders gathering to denounce the blatant antisemitism of Mamdani, I find it strange that 33% of New York Jewish voters voted for him. He holds the office of mayor because of that support.
Words matter. Just as yelling fire inside a crowded theater creates a clear and present danger to those who hear it, Mamdani’s hateful rhetoric has created a dangerous environment for innocent Jewish people in this city.
The statistics show anti-Jewish incidents have exploded under Mamdani. Instead of electing a statesman like Winston Churchill, this city decided on an antisemitic clown with an agenda to destroy America’s founding principles.
An antisemitic stabbing in the Upper West Side; a man threatens his family with a shotgun; a 12-year-old is shot by a stray bullet; puppies and drugs sold on the black market; another person shoved onto the subway tracks.
And this is all just one week in Mamdani’s New York City. Yet all he’s worried about is arresting Netanyahu.
We all know the old adage: Scorpions will sting you. Asking Mamdani to not act like Mamdani seems gullible. If you leave quickly enough, you might avoid being the next stabbing victim.
Following Raul Morales allegedly stabbing a Jewish man and an Asian man in the Upper West Side, I hope Mamdani lowers the element of hate in his speeches.
This was a hate crime. I am upset over these egregious and nefarious acts against our fellow human beings. For when you hate one person, you hate us all. Remember this: Evil thrives when good people do nothing.
Mamdani and his wife are a danger to New Yorkers. While the Israeli Day Parade was taking place, he was photographed riding his bicycle around Manhattan. Now he is advocating for the arrest of Israel’s prime minister.
Jewish politicians and leaders must stand up to this antisemite. While multiple attacks against Jewish people continue to occur, pols like Sen. Chuck Schumer hit the mute button.
When district attorneys fail to prosecute assaults on civilians and police officers, rage-filled individuals lose inhibitions to restrain themselves.
When the mayor labels Zionists as monsters, he gives the go-ahead for assaults. Hence, antisemitic attacks and other forms of violence increase. It’s not rocket science.
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