Israel's NY Consul Invites Mayor Mamdani to View Oct. 7 Atrocity Film

Israel's Consul General in New York, Ofir Akunis, publicly invited Mayor Zohran Mamdani to a screening of a film documenting the atrocities of October 7th. The invitation was extended during a state memorial ceremony attended by approximately 1,000 people, and also in a letter sent to the mayor.

Akunis announced that the 47-minute film, produced by the IDF, would be shown in New York within 48 hours. "I invite Mr. Zohran Mamdani, the mayor, to come and watch the film," Akunis stated. "He will be able to see for the first time what the people he supports truly did, and perhaps he will stop his incessant incitement, hatred, and blood libels against the State of Israel. Anyone who watches the film with a human heart will understand who the real enemy is."

In his letter, Akunis wrote that Mamdani's words against Israel significantly contribute to the rise in antisemitism in New York. He suggested that watching the film might help Mamdani understand the importance of Israel's existence as a Jewish state and the necessity of defending it at all costs.

Akunis also addressed world leaders who continue to criticize Israel, posing a rhetorical question about what they would do if similar violent invaders attacked their countries or cities and brutally murdered innocent civilians, or if their family members were burned alive. He declared that Israel is finished listening to their "empty criticism" and is unimpressed by their "cowardly actions, their colorfulness, and their weakness," which he characterized as attempts to appease a new political base.