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Leiter Rejects Mamdani’s October 7 Statement as ‘Dangerous Lies’

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of an archival 2010 view of New York City Hall, with a raised street barricade and trees beside the stone facade; contextual architecture, not a depiction of the October 2026 statements.

Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, accused New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani of spreading “dangerous lies” in his October 7 anniversary statement. In a response posted on Wednesday, Leiter wrote that it was hard to find a sentence in the mayor’s post that was not a lie. Mamdani’s official statement acknowledged Hamas’s killings and abductions on October 7, 2023, then accused the Israeli government of committing genocide in Gaza. The mayor also called for an end to federal arms shipments to Israel.

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Ambassador Yechiel (Michael) LeiterSource Language: EnglishNYC Mayor’s OfficeSource Language: EnglishForeign government

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