Walsh says the anniversary should give Israel a day to mourn
Joe WalshFormer U.S. representative and political commentator
Walsh says Mamdani should have reserved the anniversary for mourning the October 7 attack.
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Mamdani improperly turned the October 7 anniversary into a propaganda attack against Israel.
“Shame on you @NYCMayor. You can't just give one day for Israel to mourn? One day?”
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Was Zohran Mamdani right to criticize Israel in his October 7 anniversary statement?
Zohran Mamdani's October 7, 2026 statement mourned victims of Hamas's attack before condemning Israel's conduct in Gaza and U.S. arms support. Joe Walsh, Danny Danon and Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib criticized that framing. The dispute is whether those criticisms belonged in an anniversary remembrance.
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Walsh argues that the anniversary should focus on mourning victims of the October 7 attack.
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Walsh quotes the mayor's anniversary statement.
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He asks why Mamdani could not remember that atrocity without bringing in everything else.
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Why this label?
He directly criticizes Mamdani's choice to include other grievances in this remembrance.
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More from this case
Read the full caseAlkhatib calls the anniversary framing insensitive and counterproductive
“his statement was tone deaf, inconsiderate, and antagonizing to millions who deserve their trauma recognized on its own terms.”Read statement
Danon accuses Mamdani of hijacking the anniversary
“an attempt to hijack the anniversary of October 7 and turn it into yet another propaganda attack against Israel.”Read statement
Mamdani links remembrance to freedom and safety for everyone
“To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity.”Read statement
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