The Muslim, socialist, anti-Israel mayor of the Big Apple is standing firm.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is refusing to apologize for his repeated anti-Israel rhetoric despite growing demands from Jewish leaders following the brutal stabbing of a man wearing a kippah on Manhattan’s Upper West Side by an attacker who allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar.”

The jihad-supporter dismissed calls for an apology on Friday, even as criticism intensified in the wake of Thursday’s attack, in which a Jewish man observing the fast of Tisha B’Av was stabbed on the Upper West Side by an assailant who witnesses said yelled “Allahu Akbar” during the assault.

Authorities announced Friday that the suspect, 51-year-old Raul Morales, has been charged with attempted murder as a hate crime, attempted murder, assault as a hate crime, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the NYPD.

The mayor has faced sustained criticism over his outspoken anti-Israel positions. Earlier this week, he released a video acknowledging that he has no legal authority to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a future visit to New York City, despite repeatedly making that promise while campaigning. Even so, Mamdani continued to describe Netanyahu as a “war criminal.”

Speaking Friday during an interview on NY1, Mamdani defended his previous remarks, insisting they are “critiques of a political leader, not of people of a specific faith or a religion or a background.”

He also maintained that his responsibility extends equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of their political views or beliefs, stating, “My responsibility as the mayor of this city is to keep every New Yorker safe, no matter where they come from, what they believe in or frankly, even if they agree with my politics.”

Israeli officials argued that the violent attack reflected the dangerous consequences of the mayor’s inflammatory anti-Israel messaging.

Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli accused Mamdani of helping create the atmosphere that led to the stabbing in Manhattan.

“A straight line connects Mamdani’s vile jihadi video to the terror attack that just struck the city,” Chikli wrote on social media, referring to Mamdani’s video about Netanyahu.

“When an attacker yells ‘Allahu Akbar’ while stabbing innocent people, you know Mamdani’s message landed,” Chikli added.

Chikli further asserted that Mamdani “would never dare post a video like that against any other state leader,” arguing that the mayor’s message was “a pure manifesto of Jew hatred, thinly coated” as criticism aimed solely at Israel.

He went on to accuse the mayor of “dragging the city into decay and bloodshed,” warning that New York’s Jewish community would be the first to bear the consequences.

“The Jews will be the first to pay the price, as always,” Chikli wrote. “But make no mistake, New Yorkers: it will not end with the Jews.”

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar also condemned the attack, declaring, “I am appalled by the horrific antisemitic stabbing attack in New York. Appalled but sadly not surprised. This violence did not happen in a vacuum. Months of incitement against the Jewish state from Mamdani have helped create a climate in which Jews are targeted.”

He continued, “Words have consequences. Mamdani must end the incitement, confront antisemitism with resolve, and act now to protect the city’s Jewish community. Enough is enough.”

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, likewise placed responsibility on the mayor’s rhetoric, saying, “Zohran Mamdani, your incitement is putting Jewish lives in danger in New York, home to the largest Jewish community outside Israel. You have spent months fueling hatred, demonizing Israel and legitimizing hostility toward Jews. Now take responsibility for the consequences.”

Danon concluded with a warning, writing, “Every time you pour more fuel on this fire, you make violence more likely. Stop the incitement. Before more people get hurt.”