Mamdani: Three years after Oct. 7, ‘we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue’
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, mourning those killed and kidnapped while sharply criticizing Israel’s conduct in Gaza since the attack.
“This day is profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers. It marks three years since the horrific war crimes of October 7. On that day, Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others. We grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss.”
Mamdani went on to accuse the Israeli government of committing an “ongoing genocide in Gaza” and criticized continued U.S. military support for Israel.
He concluded:
“Three years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment.”
Mamdani added that honoring the dead requires fighting for a world “in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity.”
