Zohran Mamdani

Pro-Palestinian protesters overwhelm the area of New York City's Union Square where an Israeli peace group planned to hold a 7 October vigil on 7 October, 2026. (Joe Strauss/JTA)

October 8, 2026, 10:48 am

Protesters overran 7 October Israeli peace vigil attended by Mamdani

Demonstrators mocked and yelled at participants in the event organised by the left-wing group Israelis for Peace

By Joseph Strauss

September 30, 2026, 10:16 am

Mamdani’s plan to combat antisemitism ‘fails to address’ anti-Israel rhetoric, some Jewish groups say

Groups applaud funding for security and Holocaust education

By Joseph Strauss

Benjamin Netanyahu holds a pager during his speech while discussing Israel's targeted attacks on Hezbollah.

September 24, 2026, 9:18 pm

Netanyahu calls New York mayor an antisemite who endangers Jews

Some diplomats staged a walkout as Netanyahu rose to speak at the UN on Thursday, while supporters chanted, “The people of Israel live!”

By Tova Lazaroff (JTA)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an interview with Galey Israel radio. (Credit: Galey Israel)

September 23, 2026, 10:41 am

Netanyahu to confront Mamdani’s call to arrest him in U.N. address this week

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani of supporting Hamas after Mamdani called him a 'war criminal'

By Shira Li Bartov (JTA)

August 11, 2026, 3:23 pm

Rabbis warn New York mayor Zohran Mamdani his Israel rhetoric is ‘causing harm’

Jewish leaders spanning several denominations confronted the mayor as anti-Jewish hate crimes rise across New York City

By Annabel Sinclair

U.S. President Donald Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at White House in Washington, D.C., July 28, 2026. (Maâayan Toaf (GPO)/Handout

July 30, 2026, 9:43 am

Netanyahu compares New York with ‘the 1930s’ after ‘hate-spewing’ Mamdani calls for his arrest

The comments escalated a showdown between the two leaders as Netanyahu plans to visit New York in September

By Shira Li Bartov (JTA)

Sadiq Khan in Trafalgar Square. Photo: X/ SadiqKhan

July 25, 2026, 9:54 pm

London’s mayor has crossed a far more dangerous line than Mamdani

The New York mayor's remarks about the Israeli prime minister were politically provocative but legally inconsequential, whereas Sadiq Khan's statements matter

By Jonathan Harounoff

July 20, 2026: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers video calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal" but admits the city does not have the legal authority to arrest him. (NYC Mayor's Office)

July 24, 2026, 10:49 am

Zohran Mamdani’s Tisha B’Av contradiction

A fast day commemorating Jewish exile is an awkward thing to celebrate if you cannot admit where Jews were exiled from

By Leo Pearlman

An NYPD vehicle (Creative Commons/Kidfly182)

July 24, 2026, 9:35 am

Jewish man one of those stabbed in New York by assailant shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’

NYPD describe two people - one Jewish, one Asian - as having been attacked, with a suspect in custody

By Joseph Strauss

July 21, 2026, 9:59 am

Trump rejects Mamdani vow to arrest Netanyahu in NYC

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he is in “an active conversation” with the city’s legal department about arresting the Israeli prime minister

By Joseph Strauss

Image released by the IDF which it says shows Ahmed Wishah carrying a firearm in Gaza.

June 24, 2026, 12:01 pm

IDF says Al Jazeera cameraman mourned by Mamdani was Hamas sniper

Israeli military releases images and documents alleging slain Gaza journalist was an operative in Hamas’s military wing

By Annabel Sinclair

Mounted police at the annual event (Credit: Twitter/@NYPDPC)

June 1, 2026, 9:23 am

New York celebrates annual Israel parade – without city’s Mayor

Tens of thousands attended the annual march down Fifth avenue, amid the largest security operation in the event’s history

By Jonathan Harounoff

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, JCRC CEO Mark Treyger, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani speak at a press conference on 28 May, 2026. (Grace Gilson)

May 29, 2026, 12:21 pm

NYPD unveils ‘most extensive’ security operation ever for Israel Day Parade as Mamdani skips march

Mamdani reiterated his decision to skip the event, saying he did not believe his presence “should determine whether or not a New Yorker is safe or secure”

By Grace Gilson

May 19, 2026, 10:24 am

Mamdani defends Nakba Day video as Jews debate whether to attend his Shavuot party

Mamdani also said he intended to appear in the video but was sick when it was filmed

By Philissa Cramer

April 4, 2026, 8:25 pm

Fear not! The Big Apple is still sweet for us

Believe the headlines and you’d think New York has changed. It hasn't — and there’s still plenty to love

By Brigit Grant

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