Big Apple mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani called for an end to “occupation and apartheid” in a tardy statement Monday as the living Israeli hostages were returned after two years in Hamas’ captivity.

“Today’s scenes of Israelis and Palestinians are profoundly moving: Israeli hostages being freed and families reunited after years of fear, uncertainty, and torture; the first days in Gaza without relentless Israeli bombardment of Palestinians as families return to rubble and loved ones freed from detention,” he said.

The vocal critic of Israel said there’s a glimmer of hope that the ceasefire brokered by President Trump will hold, but also lamented American tax dollars that allegedly “funded a genocide” in Gaza after the Oct. 7., 2023, terror attacks. 10

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