NYC health staffer says 'one Israeli left is too many' in resurfaced antisemitic post
Achmat Akkad, who goes under the name BlackIntifada on X, called for the eradication of Israelis on the social media platform.
ByARIELLA ROITMAN
FEBRUARY 17, 2026 05:41
Updated: FEBRUARY 17, 2026 23:20
The Jerusalem Post originally reported that the staffer was hired by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. We cannot confirm that he was appointed by Mamdani, but we can confirm that he has been employed with the New York Health Department since at least 2015.
A veteran New York City Health Department staffer wished for all Israelis to be wiped off the Earth in a resurfaced X/Twitter post, Jewish watchdog group Canary Mission revealed on Monday.
Community Engagement Training Specialist Achmat Akkad, who has worked in the city's health department since 2015, called for the eradication of Israelis on the social media platform, claiming that “one Israeli left in this world would be one too many!"
Among the other publications revealed by Canary Mission was a deleted November 10, 2021, post in which Akkad threatened that “Jews that don’t support apartheid are safe. Zionists aren’t!”
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-886892
