Mamdani disputed that his remarks about Netanyahu have aided a rise in antisemitism, instead saying he was critiquing a political leader.

Mamdani is known as a harsh critic of Israel and has alleged that it is committing genocide in Gaza.

Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot described NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s statement as dangerous, inflammatory, and “pure antisemitism, with no basis in fact.”

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said that Mamdani "remains relentlessly obsessed with the world’s only Jewish state."

Mamdani disputed that his remarks about Netanyahu have aided a rise in antisemitism, instead saying he was critiquing a political leader.