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Ex-Mamdani campaign staffer makes outrageous NYC synagogue attack claim
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Debbie Saslaw, head of a left-leaning video agency that worked on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign, falsely claimed the Manhattan synagogue attacker was an Orthodox Jew lashing out at Jews, denying it was an antisemitic attack.
- The attacker, Larry Montes, was charged with multiple hate crimes including assault and aggravated harassment, with prosecutors confirming his actions were religiously motivated and included racial animus toward both Jewish and Black individuals.
- Saslaw later deleted her initial statement and acknowledged the incident was a hate crime, explaining she was panicked and confused by early reports and mistakenly thought Montes might be Jewish.
- Montes allegedly assaulted worshippers and damaged valuable religious items during the attack at Central Synagogue on the Upper East Side, also targeting a Black security guard with racial slurs.
- Saslaw, no longer associated with Mamdani’s campaign, expressed regret and disturbance over the incident, noting a family member was present at the synagogue during the attack.
