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Raul Morales Arrested for Stabbing Protesters Demanding Mayor’s Ouster

8/3/2026

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Police arrested 51-year-old Raul Morales after he shouted “Allahu Akbar” and stabbed Moshe Yezhak Grunhaus, 50, and Chok Sung, 57, during an Upper West Side protest on August 3, 2026.
Hundreds protested on the Upper West Side demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s removal after Israeli President Isaac Herzog accused him of antisemitic rhetoric.
Israeli Consul General Ofir Akunis warned Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stop anti-Israel rhetoric before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s September UNGA visit.

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Police arrested 51-year-old Raul Morales after he shouted “Allahu Akbar” and stabbed Moshe Yezhak Grunhaus, 50, and Chok Sung, 57, during an Upper West Side protest on August 3, 2026.
Hundreds protested on the Upper West Side demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s removal after Israeli President Isaac Herzog accused him of antisemitic rhetoric.
Israeli Consul General Ofir Akunis warned Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stop anti-Israel rhetoric before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s September UNGA visit.