New York Mayor Accuses Israel of Genocide, US of Complicity

On the third anniversary of the October 7th attack, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a statement honoring the victims while strongly accusing Israel and the U.S. government of war crimes. Mamdani acknowledged the "profoundly painful" day for New Yorkers, recalling Hamas's killing of over 1,100 Israelis and the abduction of 251 people on October 7, 2023. "We share the grief of our many friends and neighbors who still carry this unimaginable loss," he stated.

However, the mayor asserted that "suffering neither began nor ended on that day," accusing the Israeli government of committing "genocide" in Gaza. He cited a toll of over 74,000 Palestinians killed, including more than 21,000 children, and claimed over 1,400 Palestinians have died since a ceasefire. Mamdani also denounced Israeli operations against residential buildings, journalists, and near hospitals, as well as alleged restrictions on humanitarian aid entry.

Mamdani directly implicated Washington, stating that U.S. taxpayer money is funding these "war crimes." He called for rejecting "a world in which occupation and apartheid continue" and accused the U.S. federal government of prolonging its "complicity" through arms shipments to Israel. "To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live in freedom, security, and dignity," the mayor concluded.