In New York, the far-right, pro-Israel group Betar US will end its operations in the state following an investigation by Attorney General Letitia James that found the Zionist group engaged in a widespread campaign of persecution, physical intimidation, assault, threats and harassment against Muslim, Arab, Palestinian and Jewish New Yorkers involved in pro-Palestine activism. In a statement, Attorney General James said, “My office’s investigation uncovered an alarming and illegal  pattern of bias-motivated harassment and violence designed to terrorize communities and shut down lawful protest. New York will not tolerate organizations that use fear, violence, and intimidation to silence free expression or target people because of who they are.”

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated the announcement, saying Betar had “sowed a campaign of hatred across New York.” Betar referred to Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim mayor, as “Jihad Mamdani.”