Overview
- Pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills chanted “We support Hamas here” during a protest tied to West Bank real-estate sales promoted at the venue.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a later statement saying chants in support of a terrorist organization have no place in New York City, a notable shift after an initially softer response.
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called the action disgusting and antisemitic, joining other officials who condemned the chant and pressed for stronger responses.
- Pro-Palestinian figures including Mohammed El-Kurd and Hasan Piker criticized the condemnations, while Mamdani reiterated his opposition to land sales in the occupied West Bank.
- An amNewYork editorial urged treating the chant as a hate crime and called for the NYPD to bolster protections for synagogues and other houses of worship; some counter-protesters shouted “We love ICE.”