Zohran Mamdani
Role at the time: Mayor of New York City
Defended or excused
Response to this claim
Honoring the dead requires opposing continuing war crimes and pursuing freedom, safety and dignity for everyone.
“To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Mamdani's statement on the third anniversary of October 7Complete anniversary statement
Mamdani mourns victims of Hamas's attack and Palestinians in Gaza, condemns Hamas's actions as war crimes, and criticizes Israel and U.S. arms support.
Why we used this label
His conclusion supplies a justification for combining remembrance with criticism of Israel in the same statement.