Employees of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Department of Health have created a “working group” that accuses Israel of committing genocide, according to a report by The New York Post.
The “Global Oppression and Public Health Working Group” held its first meeting Tuesday afternoon — during the workday — with members gathering at the department’s headquarters in Long Island City and also joining remotely, The Post reported.
“We really developed in response to the ongoing genocide in Palestine,” one presenter said near the beginning of the meeting, according to video obtained by The Post.
“And the working group aims to address the growing interests among the health department staff to learn about current and ongoing global oppression in its many forms and how it influences the advancement of health equity,” the presenter said.
The Post reported that the presentation did not mention Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that preceded Israel’s military response and the war in Gaza that followed, citing a transcript and a source who attended.
A flyer for the event was circulated near the elevator banks in the Department of Health building, according to a department employee quoted in the report.
“This is a meeting using New York City Department of Health resources that promote libel against the Jewish people,” fumed Yael Halaas, president of the American Jewish Medical Association.
