Israel blames New York mayor for ‘anti-Semitic’ stabbing attack (VIDEO)

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has blamed New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric for the stabbing of two people on Manhattan’s Upper West Side on Thursday. The assailant reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar.”

The victims – a Jewish man and an Asian man – were hospitalized and are expected to survive, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on X.

Police arrested 51-year-old Raul Morales as the sole suspect. “Detectives are continuing to work the case and determine the motive, but according to victim and witness statements, Morales yelled ‘Allahu Akbar’ during both attacks. The NYPD is currently evaluating whether this is a potential hate crime,” Tisch said.

Tisch added that although the suspect had no known history of mental illness, his mental state “may have been a factor.”

In a statement on X, Mamdani also said that witnesses and the victims reported hearing the attacker shout “Allahu Akbar,” adding that “these hateful and despicable attacks have no place in our city.”

Saar described the incident as “a horrific anti-Semitic stabbing attack,” accusing Mamdani of incitement.

“This violence did not happen in a vacuum. Months of incitement against the Jewish state from Mamdani have helped create a climate in which Jews are targeted,” Saar wrote on X.