In the video shared on X, the self-identified socialist Democrat NYC mayoral candidate is seen getting cornered in Manhattan’s Foley Square on Friday as protesters shout and beat drums.<\/p>\n
His security agents usher him through the square toward a waiting vehicle while a man trails close, yelling, “Denounce Hezbollah<\/a>! Denounce Sharia law!”<\/p>\n ISRAEL CALLS PROMINENT DEMOCRAT \u2018MOUTHPIECE FOR HAMAS\u2019 IN BLISTERING OCT. 7 POST<\/a><\/p>\n NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani faced protesters in Manhattan over his refusal to fully repudiate Hezbollah, with security forming a protective barrier around the socialist Democrat. (FreedomNews.TV)<\/p>\n Protesters can be heard calling Mamdani an “antisemite” and refuse to back down as he follows him.<\/p>\n When Mamdani\u2019s security intervenes, guards form a protective barrier to guide him into a car, which then leaves the square. One protester holding a flag is seen pushing up to what looks like another security team member near the vehicle.<\/p>\n Mamdani had been speaking at Foley Square to show solidarity with New York Attorney General Letitia James<\/a>, who this week was hit with a mortgage fraud indictment related to a Virginia property she owns.<\/p>\n Mamdani has been repeatedly pushed to repudiate Hezbollah and denounce slogans such as “Globalize the Intifada.”<\/p>\n JEWISH LEADER PREDICTS VIOLENT FUTURE FOR NYC RESIDENTS IF MAMDANI WINS IN NOVEMBER: ‘REAL CONCERN’<\/a><\/p>\n Zohran Mamdani faced a confrontation from protesters in Manhattan over his refusal to fully repudiate Hezbollah, with security forming a protective barrier around the socialist Democrat. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/p>\n In a June 2025 appearance on “Meet the Press,” Mamdani declined to do so fully, saying that policing language is not the role of a public official, though he affirmed his opposition to incitement to violence and antisemitism.<\/p>\n Mamdani reflected on the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks<\/a> in Israel on Tuesday, issuing a statement in memory of Israeli victims and hostages still held by Hamas.<\/p>\n “Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities,” Mamdani said.<\/p>\n “A death toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals and schools into rubble.<\/p>\n NEW YORKERS SKEPTICAL AFTER ZOHRAN MAMDANI DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM PHRASE \u2018GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n “Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered.”<\/p>\n Mamdani\u2019s statement was reposted by the Israeli Foreign Ministry<\/a> (IFM) on X, where it accused him of “acting as a mouthpiece for Hamas propaganda.”<\/p>\n![\"Protestors](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/zohran-mamdani-chased-through-nyc-square-as-protester-accuses-him-of-antisemitism.jpg\")
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