But others excoriated the candidate for not mentioning Palestine or acknowledging Palestinian victims. Yang was scheduled to join the Astoria Welfare Society to distribute groceries in the heavily Muslim area ahead of Eid, but told reporters he was asked to stay away following backlash over the tweet. “The organizers of the event decided it would be better if we did not attend and we were happy to abide by that choice,” he said when asked by NY1 why the Tuesday event was removed from his schedule. Before a press conference in Astoria, where he was announcing an endorsement, a small group confronted Yang over the tweet. “[One of the] holiest nights and [they] injured hundreds of people, women, inside of the holiest mosque, one of the holiest mosques, and you’re supporting that and you wanna be mayor of my city, wanna be my mayor?” Astoria resident Abid Rahman screamed. “Hell no!”