An atmosphere of fear in America’s largest city? When Hamas slogans echoed openly on the streets of New York

News India Live, Digital Desk: A news is coming from the world’s most famous city New York City, which has shaken the peace there. In the Queens area of ​​the city, where a large number of people from the Jewish community live, something happened that perhaps no one had expected. During the protests, the crowd openly raised slogans in support of Hamas. Imagine, if people shouted “Speak louder, we are with Hamas” on the streets of America, which has waged the world’s biggest war against terrorism, then what would be happening to the common citizens there? ‘Crown of Thorns’ for Mayor Mamdani Now New York Mayor, Zohrand Mamdani has come at the center of this entire incident. Are. For Mamdani, this time is no less than a political litmus test. Why? Because Mamdani himself has been of ‘socialist’ ideology for a long time and has raised his voice for the rights of Palestine many times. But, there is a world of difference between ‘supporting Palestine’ and ‘allowing slogans of a banned organization like Hamas’. Now his opponents and the general public are asking the question – “Mayor Saheb, will he be given freedom to openly spread violence and hatred in the city?” The Governor’s anger and the Mayor’s silence made the matter even more heated when its videos went viral on social media. New York Governor Kathy Hochul condemned it in strong words. He clearly said that “there is no place in New York for such statements inciting violence.” Despite the governor being so aggressive, the initial silence from Mayor Mamdani further angered people. However, after increasing pressure, Mayor Mamdani also issued a statement and said that “supporting terrorist organizations goes against the values ​​of our city,” but critics felt that his response was a little late and a little ‘soft’. Police vs. Emotions on the Streets On the other hand, the police (NYPD) is also in trouble. On one hand there is the law of ‘freedom of expression’, and on the other hand there is the responsibility of stopping hate speech. In this demonstration held in the Kew Gardens Hills area of ​​Queens, there was a scuffle between the police and the protesters, and many people were also arrested. What will happen next? Now the question is, will Zohran Mamdani be able to change his image? On the one hand, he has to keep his core voters (who are pro-Palestine) happy, and on the other hand, he also has to assure the security of the Jewish community. It will not be easy to strike this balance. People on social media are saying that these are not just slogans, it is a sign of division of the city. Now it has to be seen how strictly the administration behaves on this. What is your opinion – should such demonstrations be completely banned?