Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s strained relationship with New York’s Jewish Establishment is not likely to improve after Wednesday morning.

On the third anniversary of Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, and the first of his mayoralty, Mamdani issued a statement that, while initially acknowledging the “horrific war crimes” of the incursion — in which Hamas murdered roughly 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 251 — focused primarily on the war it sparked. During that still-smoldering conflict, Israel flattened Gaza and killed roughly 75,000 people in a brutal campaign that has earned international condemnation.

Mamdani’s statements also notably did not include the words “Jews” or “Jewish people.”

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…— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) October 7, 2026

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…

The mayor’s memorialization stood in stark contrast to the ones released by other elected leaders in New York, who focused only on the events of October 7 and not its aftermath. Governor Kathy Hochul, for instance, wrote of “the strength, resilience and enduring hope of the Jewish people” without........

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