The protesters recited prayers, chanted and spoke outside the home of Hizzoner, who revealed in July that he was looking for a legal loophole to arrest Netanyahu for alleged war crimes when the Israeli PM comes to Manhattan for the UN General Assembly.
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PM → recite → Assembly
A smaller group of counter-protesting anti-Zionist Orthodox Jews nearby screamed, “Shame, shame, Israel doesn’t speak in the Jewish name!”
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Israel → protest → name
“This summer, the mayor of New York demonized supporters of Israel and focused on singling out the Jewish state for criticism,” said Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz of the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, referring to Mamdani’s alleged divisive recent anti-Israel comments.
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Steinmetz → demonize → comments
“There are many others that amplify the mayor’s message.
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that → be → message
And in this climate of criticism, we need you to remember who you are, and we need you to stand tall.
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you → need → criticism
We are not running.
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We → run → ?
We are standing here in the open, in the streets of New York.”
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We → stand → York
Actor Michael Rappaport, who attended the rally, claimed, “Zohran the moron is the most divisive mayor in the history of this city by far, and he’s only been in business for eight months” — while ripping Mamdani’s wife as “racist,” “homophobic” and an “antisemite.”
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he → attend → racist
The rally comes a week ahead of the UN session, where Netanyahu is expected to speak.
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Netanyahu → come → session
The NYPD emphasized that there is no specific threat tied to the annual powow, but law enforcement will be deploying heightened security throughout the Big Apple.
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enforcement → emphasize → Apple
Those hate crimes include a stabbing this summer outside an Upper West Side synagogue and plots directed at local Jewish institutions that were thwarted by the NYPD intelligence team, she said.
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she → include → team
“I want to feel safe being openly Jewish in my city,” an 8-year-old named Annie said at Friday’s gathering.
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old → want → gathering
“I want to be able to wear my [Star of David], go to synagogue and go to school without being afraid of antisemitism.
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I → want → antisemitism
I’m here to ask our mayor to make the safety of Jewish New Yorkers a priority and to respectfully listen to the concerns of people who disagree with you.
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who → ’m → you
Stella Zavodnick, a senior at Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School, an Orthodox Jewish school in The Bronx, said there was a shift in attitudes toward Jewish New Yorkers after the outbreak of the Hamas-Israel war Oct. 7, 2023.
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Zavodnick → say → war
“My Jewish identity didn’t begin with a hard year, and it isn’t defined by one, either,” she said.
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she → begin → one
“It began with generations of learning, of showing up for each other, of building through exile, through return, through every attempt to erase us.
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It → begin → us
Now that story belongs to us, to my generation.
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story → belong → generation
I know what I’m going to carry forward,” she said.
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she → know → what
Most of the protesters directed their calls-to-action directly at Mamdani, who sparked outrage over his Netanyahu threat.
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who → direct → threat
Hizzoner eventually acknowledged he did not have the authority to arrest the “war criminal.”
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he → acknowledge → criminal
Rappaport said he is mulling over a run to succeed Mamdani if a better candidate doesn’t present themselves for the 2029 election.
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candidate → say → election
He’s lied.
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He → lie → ?
He’s a con man with a fantastic smile and cute dimples,” the actor-comedian said.
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comedian → ’ → smile
“I am deeply, deeply, sincerely considering running for mayor. …
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I → consider → mayor
It’s not an ego-based decision,” Rappaport said.
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Rappaport → ’ → ?
And Zohran the moron must be removed from office in 2029.
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Zohran → remove → 2029
And if I’m the person to do it, I’m the person to do it.”
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I → ’m → it
City Hall did not respond to a Post request for comment.
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Hall → respond → comment
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