Mamdani dined at NYC Palestinian restaurant blasted for ‘openly genocidal’ menu on Oct. 7 anniversary

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-08 · by Patrick Reilly

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dined at Ayat Hinds Hall, a Palestinian restaurant on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, on October 7, the third anniversary of the Israel terror attacks. The restaurant faced criticism for featuring a menu section titled “From the River to the Sea,” which is seen as an antisemitic slogan by groups like the Anti-Defamation League. Mayor Mamdani encountered protesters outside the restaurant who accused him of being a traitor and called him a "boot licker," charging him with genocide due to his support for actions perceived as anti-Palestinian.
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On October 7, 2023, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dined at Ayat Hinds Hall, a Palestinian restaurant chain in New York City. The chain's sister restaurant was previously criticized for featuring a menu section called "From the River to the Sea," which is considered antisemitic by groups like the Anti-Defamation League. This phrase symbolizes calls for the end of Israel as a Jewish state and has been used by anti-Israel activists since 2023. The specific restaurant Mamdani visited honors Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian child killed in Gaza by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in January 2024, and references protests at Columbia University that renamed Hamilton Hall to Hind’s Hall. Despite these controversies, the restaurant's owners, Abdul Elenani and Ayat Masoud, claim they do not intend to promote genocide or destruction of Israel.

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The restaurant is named after Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian child who was killed by IDF forces in Gaza in Jan. 2024, and also pays homage to the anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University, who renamed Hamilton Hall “Hind’s Hall” when they took over the building.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08
🔮 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dined at a Palestinian restaurant chain blasted for being “openly genocidal” against Jews on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel.
2026-10-08 · New York Post
Mamdani dined at NYC Palestinian restaurant blasted for ‘openly genocidal’ menu on Oct. 7 anniversary · assertive framing

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dined at a Palestinian restaurant chain blasted for being “openly genocidal” against Jews on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel. asserted
Mamdani → din → Israel
Hizzoner ate dinner at Ayat Hinds Hall on the Upper West Side — part of a chain whose sister restaurant in Brooklyn was blasted for featuring a menu section entitled “From the River to the Sea,” in the wake of the 2023 attacks. asserted
restaurant → eat → attacks
The restaurant is named after Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian child who was killed by IDF forces in Gaza in Jan. 2024, and also pays homage to the anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University, who renamed Hamilton Hall “Hind’s Hall” when they took over the building. asserted
they → name → building
In Dec. 2023, the Middle Eastern eatery made headlines when its menu was blasted by critics for being “openly genocidal” despite owners Abdul Elenani and Ayat Masoud insisting they were not calling for the eradication of Israel. asserted
they → make → Israel
Elenani told the Post at the time that the slogan had been on the menu for months before the Oct. 7 attacks and that since then he had been receiving daily death threats. asserted
he → tell → threats
He said he supported a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine and condemned the violence on both sides. asserted
he → say → sides
It wasn’t clear who Mamdani was dining with, but the meal was a respite from the barrage of heckles and boos he received from anti-Israeli protesters who believed he turned his back on the Palestinian cause. asserted
he → din → cause
“Zohran you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide,” the outraged protesters yelled in unison at the stone-faced mayor at a vigil to honor Jewish victims killed by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 and the Palestinians killed in the subsequent war. asserted
protesters → hide → war
As soon as the mayor stepped outside of the restaurant Wednesday night, the insults continued. asserted
insults → step → restaurant
One masked activist who had been waiting for the mayor outside ran up to his car and shouted: “Stop being a f—king traitor.” asserted
who → wait → car
Another activist called Mamdani a “boot licker” and demanded he “stand up for people [facing] genocide.” asserted
he → call → genocide
Hizzoner’s security team had to hold the irate protesters back. asserted
team → have → protesters
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