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New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin delivered a powerful speech on October 7, the third anniversary of Hamas’s attack, where she emphasized honoring and remembering the nearly 1,200 people killed by Hamas terrorists. The speech was met with a standing ovation and came as a response to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's statement, which many viewed as tone-deaf for focusing largely on criticizing Israel rather than commemorating the attack victims.
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Story summary
Julie Menin, New York City Council Speaker and its first Jewish council speaker, received a standing ovation on October 7, 2024 for her powerful remarks commemorating the third anniversary of Hamas' attack that killed over 1,200 people. She specifically highlighted the 215 hostages taken, families torn apart, and the ongoing grief in both Israeli and New York City Jewish communities. Menin denounced any commentary that diverges from honoring those affected by stating, "Today should be a day about only one thing and that is honoring and remembering the 1,200 people who were murdered." This statement was seen as a veiled critique of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's comments on the same date.
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NYC Council Speaker Menin receives standing ovation for powerful Oct. 7 message in veiled swipe at Mamdani: ‘Today should be a day about only one thing’
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New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin received a standing ovation after delivering powerful remarks about keeping the anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack sacred in a thinly veiled swipe at Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tone-deaf comments.
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Menin → receive → comments
“I just want to say that today should be a day about only one thing and that is honoring and remembering the 1,200 people who were murdered by Hamas terrorists.
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who → want → terrorists
That is what October 7 is about,” Menin said Wednesday to a room full of people on the third anniversary of the attacks.
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Menin → say → attacks
The Big Apple’s first Jewish council speaker remembered the “215 hostages taken, families who are torn asunder and the Jewish community – both in Israel and here in New York City, that has been grieving.”
“This is a very, very difficult day for the Jewish community.
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This → remember → community
And I think to say anything but that is not OK,” she said as the crowd erupted in cheers and gave a standing round of applause.
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crowd → think → applause
Mamdani sparked outrage from Jewish advocates for doing exactly what Menin denounced earlier in the day.
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Menin → spark → day
He used Oct. 7’s third anniversary to issue a statement that largely focused on Israel’s “war crimes” and “ongoing genocide.”
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that → use → crimes
Hizzoner dedicated less than a quarter of his written statement to the “unthinkable loss” suffered when “Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others” on Oct. 7, 2023 — with the vast majority devoted to his ongoing criticism of Israel.
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majority → dedicate → Israel
“The suffering did not begin nor end that day.
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suffering → begin → ?
It instead continued through the Israeli government’s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza,” he said, citing Hamas statistics as he decried the Palestinian casualties of the war launched in response to the terrorist attack.
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he → continue → attack
“That suffering has intensified with every Israeli bomb dropped on ambulances waiting outside hospitals, every drone strike targeting a residential building or journalist, and every shipment of food aid turned away at a border crossing,” he said.
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he → intensify → crossing
“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.”
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government → refuse → shipment
Many felt the mayor’s words undermined the horrors of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack and noted that he never once mentioned that Jews were targeted – the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.
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Jews → feel → Holocaust
“Not once do you say “Jews,” Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote on X.
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Greenblatt → say → X.
“On Oct. 7, Hamas-led attackers murdered civilians, committed sexual violence, mutilated bodies and took hostages.
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attackers → lead → hostages
“You are weaponizing a day meant for mourning the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust to recycle your usual anti-zionist talking points,” Greenblatt said.
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Greenblatt → weaponize → points
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