Jewish leaders in New York have criticised Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric following a stabbing incident on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that is being investigated as a possible hate crime. They argue that political language can affect community tensions, while the investigation remains ongoing and no conclusion about motive has been stated in the material provided.

The article centres on comments from Eric Goldstein, chief executive of the UJA-Federation of New York, and Rabbi Yosie Levine of The Jewish Center. It also refers to Mamdani’s reported admission that he cannot arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, though the supplied text does not set out further details of the stabbing, victims, suspect or police findings.