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NY Post
New York Post
3 Feb 2024


NextImg:NYC Comptroller Brad Lander attends ‘anti-Zionist’ shabbat dinner

The city’s highest-ranking Jewish elected official is under fire for breaking challah with anti-Israel fanatics at a Palestinian restaurant in Brooklyn — which was previously blasted for its antisemitic “From the River to the Sea” menu.

Comptroller Brad Lander joined roughly 1,300 predominantly pro-Palestine backers at a Jan. 27 Shabbat dinner at the eatery Ayat in Ditmas Park, where the list of lefties in attendance included socialist Shahana Hanif, the first Bangladeshi and Muslim woman elected to the City Council.

Lander has previously called himself a “progressive Zionist” and the “highest-ranking Jewish city official” — but critics say his attendance at the dinner gave cover to the eatery and its calls for the destruction of the Jewish state.

“Councilwoman Hanif is well-known as the Council’s most prominent antisemite … so it’s not shocking that she finds comfort at a restaurant marketing ‘River to the Sea,’ which is a genocidal chant signifying the violent effort to end Jewish people,” fumed Councilman Kalman Yeger, a Brooklyn Democrat who is Jewish.

“And where there’s an antisemite who needs cover, Brad Lander will always show up; so again, not a surprise.”

Ayat sparked outrage in December over its menu, which features the controversial phrase “from the river to the sea.”  Gregory P. Mango

Hanif — who was tapped to co-chair the City Council’s new Task Force to Combat Hate  — has blamed Israel for inciting Hamas’ murderous Oct. 7 attack on the Jewish state, and has called “the root cause” of the resulting war “the illegal, immoral, and unjust occupation of the Palestinian people.” 

In April, she voted down a Council resolution to establish “End Jew Hatred Day.” The effort passed anyway, with overwhelming support. 

Ayat, a Palestinian restaurant chain, sparked outrage in December over its menu, which features a seafood section with the controversial phrase “from the river to the sea.” 

Brad Lander, Shahana Hanif, and other attending a Shabbat dinner at Ayat.
Hanif has blamed Israel for inciting Hamas’ murderous Oct. 7 attack on the Jewish state. Instagram @brad.lander

The slogan is considered a call to eradicate the state of Israel, according to the Anti-Defamation League. 

Ayat’s management this week took to Instagram to post a gloating summary of the meal, thanking “the Jewish community (NOT ZIONIST) for standing with us during the struggle.”

“99.9% of the people that came to the dinner were pro Palestinians, anti-zionists, and people that purely stood up for the cause of palestine [sic],” the post read. 

Hanif declined to comment. Lander and Ayat management did not respond to requests for comment.