Israel’s Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Ofir Sofer, issued a sharp rebuke of newly elected New York City Mayor Zohan Mamdani, accusing him of emboldening hostility toward Jews after a violent antisemitic protest outside Manhattan’s Park East Synagogue. Demonstrators targeted a Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah event and shouted threats such as “From New York to Gaza, globalize the Intifada” — a phrase Mamdani has repeatedly refused to condemn despite its clear incitement to violence. While his staff offered mild disapproval of the protesters’ language, Mamdani himself remained silent, continuing a pattern that includes accusing Israel of war crimes and even vowing to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu if he visits New York. With NYPD data showing Jews were the victims in 62% of all hate crimes last month, Sofer warned that Mamdani’s rhetoric and inaction are “a disgrace to the United States and its values.”

For prophecy watchers, this moment is yet another indicator of the accelerating global hostility toward the Jewish people foretold in Scripture. As antisemitism grows unchecked in Western power centers, God is stirring many Jews to return home — a modern fulfillment of Ezekiel 36 and Isaiah 43, where the Lord promises to gather His people from the nations. Sofer noted an encouraging rise in Aliyah even during wartime, calling on Jews worldwide to come home to Israel. Meanwhile, America is revealing its spiritual fracture: leaders who should defend vulnerable communities instead placate mobs chanting for Intifada. As the nations turn against Israel — politically, culturally, and spiritually — the prophetic stage continues to be set for the final chapters of God’s plan.

SOURCE: Israel National News