Gary Bauer: NYC Terror Attack

A demonstration this weekend against public Islamic prayers in New York City nearly turned deadly. The demonstration was organized by social media influencer Jake Lang and took place outside of Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor of New York City.
 
But after a mob of Muslim counter-protesters showed up, someone threw two explosive devices at Lang’s demonstration. A third explosive device was discovered Sunday morning. Thankfully, the devices did not explode.
 
Police arrested two suspects — Emir Balat (18) and Ibrahim Kayumi (19). Federal law enforcement officials said one of the suspects yelled, “Allahu Akbar.” 
 
Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a statement condemning Jake Lang as a “White supremacist” and said nothing about the radical Islamists who tried to kill him. 
 
Balat’s parents came from Turkey and became naturalized citizens in 2017. Kayumi’s parents came from Afghanistan and became naturalized citizens in 2004 and 2009. Perhaps the parents assimilated, but their sons did not. They became Islamic extremists and drove from Pennsylvania to New York City to murder people.
 
Our problems go beyond just illegal immigration.
 
Here’s more evidence.
 
During an interview last week with a Lebanon-based media outlet affiliated with Hezbollah, Khalid Turaani expressed his desire to “get rid of this occupying, Zionist, Israeli entity, once and for all.” Khalid Turaani isn’t a Hezbollah commander or an Iranian cleric. He is the executive director of the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
 
Rama Duwaji, Mayor Mamdani’s wife, liked numerous social media posts praising the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack against innocent Israelis. When asked about his wife’s apparent antisemitism and support for Islamic terrorism, Mamdani said that his wife is “a private person who has held no formal position on my campaign or in my City Hall.” 
 
That wasn’t the question. The real question, Mr. Mayor, is why are you comfortable having a wife that celebrates the murder of Jewish women, children, and the elderly?