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Mamdani dined at NYC Palestinian restaurant blasted for ‘openly genocidal’ menu on Oct. 7 anniversary

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Reilly, P. (2026, October 8). Mamdani dined at NYC Palestinian restaurant blasted for ‘openly genocidal’ menu on Oct. 7 anniversary. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/08/us-news/zohran-mamdani-ate-at-nyc-palestinian-restaurant-on-oct-7-anniversary/

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dined at Ayat Hinds Hall, a Palestinian restaurant on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, on October 7, the third anniversary of the Israel terror attacks. The restaurant faced criticism for featuring a menu section titled “From the River to the Sea,” which is seen as an antisemitic slogan by groups like the Anti-Defamation League. Mayor Mamdani encountered protesters outside the restaurant who accused him of being a traitor and called him a "boot licker," charging him with genocide due to his support for actions perceived as anti-Palestinian.

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On October 10, 2024, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dined at Ayat Hinds Hall in Manhattan's Upper West Side, a Palestinian restaurant named after Hind Rajab, a five-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces in January 2024. This visit came days after the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2021 attacks on Israel and amid intense criticism over the restaurant’s menu, which featured phrases like "From the River to the Sea" and "Down with the occupation." The Anti-Defamation League views these slogans as anti-Semitic and implicitly calling for the destruction of Israel. Despite protests from critics labeling it as "openly genocidal," the owners, Abdul Elenani and Ayat Masoud, maintain that they are not endorsing violence against Jews but rather supporting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dined at a Palestinian restaurant chain blasted for being “openly genocidal” against Jews on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel. asserted

Mamdani → din → Israel

Hizzoner ate dinner at Ayat Hinds Hall on the Upper West Side — part of a chain whose sister restaurant in Brooklyn was blasted for featuring a menu section entitled “From the River to the Sea,” in the wake of the 2023 attacks. asserted

restaurant → eat → attacks

The restaurant is named after Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian child who was killed by IDF forces in Gaza in Jan. 2024, and also pays homage to the anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University, who renamed Hamilton Hall “Hind’s Hall” when they took over the building. asserted

they → name → building

In Dec. 2023, the Middle Eastern eatery made headlines when its menu was blasted by critics for being “openly genocidal” despite owners Abdul Elenani and Ayat Masoud insisting they were not calling for the eradication of Israel. asserted

they → make → Israel

Elenani told the Post at the time that the slogan had been on the menu for months before the Oct. 7 attacks and that since then he had been receiving daily death threats. asserted

he → tell → threats

He said he supported a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine and condemned the violence on both sides. asserted

he → say → sides

It wasn’t clear who Mamdani was dining with, but the meal was a respite from the barrage of heckles and boos he received from anti-Israeli protesters who believed he turned his back on the Palestinian cause. asserted

he → din → cause

“Zohran you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide,” the outraged protesters yelled in unison at the stone-faced mayor at a vigil to honor Jewish victims killed by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 and the Palestinians killed in the subsequent war. asserted

protesters → hide → war

As soon as the mayor stepped outside of the restaurant Wednesday night, the insults continued. asserted

insults → step → restaurant

One masked activist who had been waiting for the mayor outside ran up to his car and shouted: “Stop being a f—king traitor.” asserted

who → wait → car

Another activist called Mamdani a “boot licker” and demanded he “stand up for people [facing] genocide.” asserted

he → call → genocide

Hizzoner’s security team had to hold the irate protesters back. asserted

team → have → protesters

Mamdani dined at NYC Palestinian restaurant blasted for ‘openly genocidal’ menu on Oct. 7 anniversary

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