Mamdani attends Israelis for Peace vigil after his 7 October statement draws ire from Israel

New York City's mayoral candidate sits in with Brad Lander after commemorating Israeli and Palestinian victims

The New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday evening attended a vigil in Manhattan convened by Israelis for Peace, an anti-occupation group of Israelis in New York who have rallied weekly since 2023 to call for a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages.

Sitting in Union Square alongside New York City comptroller Brad Lander, his one-time rival for the Democratic nomination who has been campaigning for him, Mamdani listened as speakers at the event - which marked the two-year anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel - called for an end to the killing and to Israel's occupation, and for equal rights for Palestinians.