Mamdani calls out Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza on 3rd anniversary

Zohran Mamdani managed to say the quiet part out loud. The New York City mayor acknowledged Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others on Oct. 7, then promptly used the anniversary to call Israel’s response “genocide.” That is not moral clarity. That is a fig leaf.

Hamas started a war by butchering families and taking hostages. What did Mamdani expect Israel to do, negotiate with a group whose charter calls for its destruction? Israel warns civilians, drops leaflets, and tries to avoid noncombatants. Hamas stores weapons in schools and tunnels under hospitals. If there is a genocide, it is the one Hamas promised to repeat “again and again.” Calling Israel’s self-defense a genocide turns the victim into the villain. It is a moral inversion that would be laughable if it weren't so dangerous.

And this man runs New York City. That tells you everything about where the progressive left has landed. They cannot condemn terrorism without immediately blaming the country that was attacked. They cannot mark the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust without shrugging and saying “but context.” No context justifies rape, torture, and beheading. No context makes Hamas the good guys.

President Trump has stood with Israel without apology. That is what leadership looks like. Mamdani, meanwhile, offers a “both sides” sermon that excuses evil in the name of sophistication. The hostages are still in tunnels. The families are still waiting. The least an elected official can do is say who is responsible and who is not. Instead, we get a lecture about “suffering” that begins and ends with Israel. We are not fooled..