Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister, Amichai Chikli, expressed alarm over the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, calling him a supporter of Hamas and warning that the city is becoming increasingly unsafe for Jews.

“The city that was once a symbol of global freedom has handed over its keys to a Hamas supporter — to someone whose positions are not far from those of the jihadist fanatics who, 25 years ago, murdered 3,000 of its own people,” Chikli tweeted Wednesday morning, referring to the 9/11 attacks.

Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, has refused to condemn Hamas, proposed divesting city funds from Israel, and promised to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.