“If you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor. Regardless of whether we agree, I will protect you.”
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Inaugural Address (January 1, 2026)
The first priority of any mayor must be the safety and protection of all New Yorkers. Mayor Mamdani’s video endangers Jewish New Yorkers. He peddles in lies and misinformation that risk inciting further violence against Jews. It is a betrayal of his oath of office and his own commitment to protect all New Yorkers.
The Mayor’s singular focus on Prime Minister Netanyahu is a telling reminder of his obsession with the actions of only one country, the Jewish state. Israel was dragged into war following a massacre that aimed to wipe out the Jewish state. Despite facing an enemy in tunnels and from within civilian populations, the IDF achieved the lowest civilian to combatant casualty ratio in the history of modern war with their citizen soldiers often paying the ultimate price.
It is time for the mayor to focus on the considerable needs of New York instead of playing prosecutor for the cameras.