A survivor of the Hamas terrorist attack on the Nova music festival has criticised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over a video in which he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal," describing Mamdani's comments as "dangerous." The intervention adds a personal, first-hand perspective to a growing political row over Mamdani's remarks, which have already split Democrats and drawn scrutiny from legal commentators over whether a city mayor has any authority to act on such a call.

The survivor, named as Mazal Tazazo, was among those who lived through the 7 October Hamas attack on the Nova festival in Israel. Her criticism comes amid wider coverage noting that Democrats are divided over Mamdani's call to arrest Netanyahu, with legal scholar Jonathan Turley among those pointing out that Mamdani, as New York's mayor, has no authority to arrest international figures.