AOC and NYC Mayor Mamdani Finally Condemn Antisemitic Hamas Chants

After days of silence and political pressure, two of New York’s most far-left figures Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani have finally spoken out against a blatant display of antisemitism outside a Queens synagogue.

On Thursday night, anti-Israel protesters gathered outside the house of worship and openly chanted support for the terrorist group Hamas. Their words were unmistakable:
“Say it loud, say it clear, we support Hamas here.”

Let that sink in. These demonstrators marched into a predominantly Jewish neighborhood and expressed solidarity with the very group responsible for the October 7 massacre in Israel a barbaric act that killed 1,200 people, including women, children, and American citizens.

What followed was fear:

• Jewish schools, synagogues, and daycares in the area were forced to close early out of concern for safety.

• The video of the protest quickly went viral, triggering nationwide outrage.

• Yet it took a reporter confronting Mamdani in public the next day to extract any kind of condemnation.

“That language is wrong,” Mamdani mumbled while walking to his car on Friday, only later posting to X that chants supporting a terrorist organization “have no place in our city.”

Ocasio-Cortez, who has spent years accusing Israel of “genocide” and parroting the language of radical anti-Israel groups, eventually weighed in too. Her response? A basic post to X calling the chants “disgusting and antisemitic.”

The problem here isn’t just the delay it’s the credibility. Mamdani, in particular, has a long history of pushing dangerous rhetoric that paints Israel and its supporters as villains. In 2023, he declared that the NYPD’s policing practices were directly influenced by the Israeli military, saying “When the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it’s been laced by the IDF.”

That kind of inflammatory, conspiratorial speech only fuels the environment in which violent mobs feel emboldened to target Jewish communities.

And Mamdani's actions speak even louder. Just hours into his mayoral term, he signed an executive order nullifying all mayoral directives issued after September 26, 2024 a move that quietly revoked key protections for the Jewish community and weakened the city’s pro-Israel commitments.

Even Democrat Senator John Fetterman, not known for pulling punches, condemned the Queens protesters as “a**holes” and accused them of “menacing and intimidation” near Jewish schools and synagogues. “The Jewish community deserves relief and protection from these raging antisemites,” he added.

The rise in antisemitism across the country and especially in liberal-run cities is not happening in a vacuum. It’s being fueled by spineless leadership, toxic rhetoric, and a dangerous refusal to draw clear lines between protest and hate.

When politicians like AOC and Mamdani spend years demonizing Israel, promoting anti-police conspiracy theories, and embracing far-left activist groups, they shouldn’t be surprised when the mob turns violent or when that violence targets Jews.

Condemning terrorist chants shouldn't take 24 hours and a media backlash. It should be instant, firm, and unmistakable. Anything less is complicity.

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