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NYC Mayor Mamdani Denounces Gaza Campaign as Genocide, Apartheid

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC · How we work

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Accusing US Arms shipments

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City issued a statement on Oct. 7, 2026 marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
He condemned Israel’s Gaza campaign as genocide and apartheid and blamed U.S. arms shipments for enabling war crimes.
The statement cited more than 74,000 Palestinian deaths, including over 21,000 children.
Israeli U.N. ambassador Danny Danon condemned the remarks as hijacking the anniversary.

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Huckabee Slams Rant

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a statement on Oct. 7, 2026 marking the third anniversary of the Hamas October 7 attack.
Coverage portrayed the remarks as an attack on Israel, labeling the genocide claim false, while U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee called them an outrageous, disgusting rant.
Mamdani said Hamas killed over 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 people.
He accused Israel of killing more than 74,000 Palestinians, including over 21,000 children.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 people during the Oct. 7 2023 attack.
Within this story's sources, this detail appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Accusing US Arms shipments

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City issued a statement on Oct. 7, 2026 marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
He condemned Israel’s Gaza campaign as genocide and apartheid and blamed U.S. arms shipments for enabling war crimes.
The statement cited more than 74,000 Palestinian deaths, including over 21,000 children.
Israeli U.N. ambassador Danny Danon condemned the remarks as hijacking the anniversary.

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