MAMDANI UNDER FIRE! Protesters Call Mayor Traitor at October 7 Vigil | Times Now World

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended his position on the Israel-Gaza war after facing heckling and being branded a “traitor” by pro-Palestinian protesters during a vigil marking the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Mamdani said there must be room to mourn both the more than 1,100 Israelis killed in the attacks and the more than 74,000 Palestinians killed in Israel's subsequent military campaign, according to figures cited in the report. The mayor stood by his criticism of Israel's military campaign and argued that mourning Israeli victims should not mean ignoring Palestinian deaths. The vigil, organised by Israelis for Peace at New York's Union Square, brought together testimonies from families affected by the attacks and the subsequent war, although demonstrators disrupted the gathering and organisers relocated within the square as police separated the groups. Mamdani also said his administration

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