Current sectionU.S. NewsForeign Minister Sa'ar decries 'horrific antisemitic stabbing' as witnesses say assailant yelled 'Allahu Akbar' during the attacks; both victims - one of whom is Jewish - are expected to surviveShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeEtan Nechin and The Associated Press06:29 AM • July 24 2026 IDTIsraeli officials were quick to blame New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after a man stabbed two people in separate, nonfatal attacks on Manhattan's Upper West Side on Thursday. The suspect was arrested and the New York Police Department is investigating the incidents as possible hate crimes.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Jews in AmericaAntisemitismGideon Sa'arMental HealthZohran MamdaniCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTrumpEisenkotMamdani-NetanyahuPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAs Trump Turns Up the Heat on Iran, Israeli Generals Question the MotivesShock Tactics: With the Help of AI, Netanyahu Sinks to New LowsU.S. Military Says It Completed 13th Consecutive Night of Strikes on IranHigh Court Petition Says Karhi Sought to Let Netanyahu Influence News ContentNetanyahu Coalition Turns Democrats' Primary Into Latest Attack on EisenkotRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'
Israel blames Mamdani for NYC stabbings as police work to establish motive
Foreign Minister Sa'ar decries 'horrific antisemitic stabbing' as witnesses say assailant yelled 'Allahu Akbar' during the attacks; both victims - one of whom is Jewish - are expected to survive











