{"id":95835,"date":"2026-01-10T16:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T16:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/95835\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T16:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T16:02:08","slug":"watch-pro-hamas-chants-erupt-outside-queens-synagogue-how-new-york-mayor-mamdani-reacted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/95835\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Pro-Hamas chants erupt outside Queens synagogue \u2013 how New York Mayor Mamdani reacted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/-.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: Pro-Hamas chants erupt outside Queens synagogue \u2013 how New York Mayor Mamdani reacted\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned chants supporting Hamas after a protest outside a synagogue in Queens spiralled into a bitter confrontation between rival demonstrators.The protest, held on Thursday night in the Queens neighbourhood of Kew Gardens Hills, saw pro-Palestinian demonstrators chant, \u201cSay it loud, say it clear, we support Hamas here.\u201d Video clips of the chants spread rapidly online, drawing condemnation from elected officials across New York\u2019s political spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Won\u2019t Serve The 1%\u2019: Zohran Mamdani Promises \u2018New Era\u2019 To New Yorkers In First Speech As Mayor<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Friday after being questioned by reporters, Mamdani said the language used at the demonstration was unacceptable. \u201cThat rhetoric and those displays are wrong and have no place in our city,\u201d he said. In a later statement, Mamdani said that chants in &#8220;support of a terrorist organization have no place in our city&#8221;&#8221;As I said earlier today, chants in support of a terrorist organization have no place in our city. We will continue to ensure New Yorkers\u2019 safety entering and exiting houses of worship as well as the constitutional right to protest,&#8221; Mamdani wrote on X.The episode has become an early test for Mamdani as he navigates the fraught intersection of pro-Palestinian activism and antisemitism in a city that is home to the world\u2019s largest Jewish population outside Israel. The controversy also comes amid broader tensions surrounding Mamdani\u2019s Middle East positions. On the second anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks, he issued a statement mourning Israeli victims and hostages while also sharply criticising the US and Israeli governments over the war in Gaza. That statement drew a fierce response from Israel\u2019s Foreign Ministry, which accused him of repeating \u201cHamas propaganda\u201d.Despite the criticism, Mamdani has repeatedly said he opposes antisemitism and has pledged to protect Jewish communities, including providing security for synagogues when requested. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned chants supporting Hamas after a protest outside a synagogue in Queens&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95836,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[44658,44657,9,24,27403,63,44655,122,124,123,44656],"class_list":["post-95835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-antisemitism-debate","tag-hamas-terrorist-organization","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-mayor-zohran-mamdani","tag-nyc","tag-pro-hamas-chants","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-queens-synagogue-protest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}