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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced an angry protest by pro-Palestinian demonstrators during an October 7 memorial vigil in Manhattan.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced an angry confrontation with pro-Palestinian demonstrators Wednesday evening when protesters disrupted a candlelight vigil commemorating the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks, accusing the Democratic mayor of betraying their cause.
Mamdani stood silently in Manhattan’s Union Square as demonstrators shouted insults, waved Palestinian flags and directed chants at him and former City Comptroller Brad Lander.
Some protesters carried flags associated with Hamas and Hezbollah, both U.S.-designated terrorist organizations.