The View host Alyssa Farah Griffin attacks pro-Palestinian NYC mayor's October 7 statement: 'Couldn't he just give Jews one day to mourn?'

Alyssa Farah Griffin didn't hold back after New York's Zohran Mamdani described Israel ’s military campaign in Gaza as an 'ongoing genocide' in a statement meant to mark the third anniversary of Hamas 's October 7, 2023, attack on Israel this week. The Republican View panelist quickly joined in on backlash that rapidly surfaced against the 34-year-old mayor on Wednesday. She stressed in a post to X: 'I don’t understand why the Mayor couldn’t simply give Jews *one day* to mourn the largest mass killing of Jews since the holocaust.' Less than an hour before, Mayor Mamdani started his statement by lamenting how Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 people that day. The next paragraph pivoted to the plight of the Palestinians, whose 'suffering did not begin nor end' on October 7. Mamdani reminded onlookers how the conflict seen since 'has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians.' 'Including more than 21,000 children,' his post continued. The statement cited figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health that indicate more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed since a major ceasefire agreement went into effect this time last year . Alyssa Farah Griffin, 37, joined in on backlash surfacing against the mayor over his statement marking the three-year anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel on Wednesday She wrote in a post to X: 'I don’t understand why the Mayor couldn’t simply give Jews *one day* to mourn the largest mass killing of Jews since the holocaust.' Multiple Jewish organizations and Israeli officials criticized Mayor Mamdani's statement as well 'Many New Yorkers are reckoning with this unbearable grief, and we mourn alongside them – all while knowing that our tax dollars fund these war crimes,' Mamdani continued. '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. 'To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity.' Within hours, nearly all the post's top replies were framing the post as off-putting. Read More Three years after October 7, Jews are saying the unthinkable about America: MELISSA FRANCIS 'You really couldn't help urself could you. For just ONE day....on this day...you couldn't just keep it about the terrorists and Oct 7th,' one such response read. 'You marked the anniversary of a massacre by accusing the people who were massacred of genocide,' added the president of New York-based United Jewish Teachers, Moshe Spern. He branded the former state assemblyman 'a pathetic excuse for a Mayor.' In comments to the New York Post, Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon accused Mamdani of attempting to 'hijack' a day meant for victims and survivors. The lengthy post was mostly devoted to what Mamdani described as the 'ongoing' plight of the Palestinian people. He claimed Israel is committing 'genocide' Israelis visit the Nova music festival memorial site to mark the third anniversary of the attack on Wednesday. The strike from Hamas claimed roughly 1,200 lives The Daily Mail has approached the mayor's office for comment. The post, within five hours, received nearly 7 million views. Vigils and ceremonies are currently being held in New York to honor the victims, with the mayor set to attend one at 9pm. The mayor first aired his intent to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu back when he was running for mayor late last year. He has continued to claim the country's response constitutes genocide.