Israeli minister slams New York mayor elect as 'Hamas supporter'
- On Nov 5, Israel's diaspora minister Amichai Chikli criticized Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York City, as a `Hamas supporter` and urged the city's Jews to consider moving to Israel, a comment reported from Jerusalem.
- Zohran Mamdani's positions on Israel and Palestine include calling Israel an `apartheid regime` and the Gaza war a `genocide`, while in recent months he denounces antisemitism and Islamophobia.
- Campaign pressure intensified as business elites and conservative media commentators attacked Zohran Mamdani, mayor‑elect, and Donald Trump, former US President, smeared him as a `Jew hater` on Tuesday.
- Local polarization grew as some in the Jewish community reacted angrily to Israel-related remarks, prompting public comment from Israeli officials and drawing international scrutiny to New York City politics.
- Mamdani will take office in January as New York City's first Muslim mayor, a historic transition accompanied by critics invoking the September 11, 2001 attacks, including Amichai Chikli.
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Jerusalemites react to NYC Mayor Mamdani's win with skepticism, concern for Diaspora Jews
NYC's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who faced criticism for supporting groups linked to Hamas, is met with distrust in Israel. Despite his promises, skepticism over his anti-Israel past is widespread.
With the election of Zohran Mamdani, the city had "turned its keys to a Hamas supporter," explains Minister Amichai Chikli.
A right-wing Israeli minister urged the Jews of New York to move to Israel after Zohran Mamdani's election as Mayor.
After the election victory of the left-wing democrat Zohran Mamdani in New York, Israel's diaspora minister Amichai Chikli recommends that the Jewish citizens of the city consider emigrating to Israel. "The city will never be the same, especially for its Jewish community."
The Minister of the Diaspora, Amichai Chikli, is a lapidary: "The city symbol of freedom has handed over the keys to a Hamas supporter"
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