Alyssa Farah Griffin Criticizes NYC Mayor's October 7 Statement

The View co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin has criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's recent statement commemorating the October 7 Hamas attack. Griffin questioned the timing and content of Mamdani's remarks, which described Israel's military actions in Gaza as an 'ongoing genocide.'

In a post to X, Griffin stated, "I don’t understand why the Mayor couldn’t simply give Jews one day to mourn the largest mass killing of Jews since the holocaust." Her comment came amid widespread backlash against the mayor's statement.

Mamdani's statement, made on the third anniversary of the October 7 attack, began by acknowledging the Hamas assault that killed over 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 people. However, the statement then pivoted to the Palestinian perspective, noting that their suffering "did not begin nor end" on October 7 and that the subsequent conflict had killed over 74,000 Palestinians, including more than 21,000 children, according to figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

"Many New Yorkers are reckoning with this unbearable grief, and we mourn alongside them – all while knowing that our tax dollars fund these war crimes," Mamdani wrote. He continued, "Three years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment. To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity."

The mayor's remarks drew sharp criticism from various individuals and organizations. One response stated, "You really couldn't help urself could you. For just ONE day....on this day...you couldn't just keep it about the terrorists and Oct 7th." Moshe Spern, president of United Jewish Teachers, called Mamdani "a pathetic excuse for a Mayor" for accusing the victims of genocide on the anniversary of the massacre.

Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon accused Mamdani of attempting to "hijack" a day meant for victims and survivors. The mayor's office has been approached for comment.

Mamdani's stance on the conflict has been consistent; he previously expressed intent to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and has continued to assert that Israel's response constitutes genocide. His statement garnered nearly 7 million views within five hours.