{"id":354161,"date":"2026-09-23T01:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T01:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/354161\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T01:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T01:59:20","slug":"netanyahu-slams-mamdani-in-video-ratcheting-up-tension-ahead-of-un-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/354161\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu slams Mamdani in video, ratcheting up tension ahead of UN visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday ratcheted up the tension with Mayor Mamdani<\/a> ahead of his visit to New York City later this week, saying he was going to \u201ctell the truth\u201d about Mamdani during his address to the United Nations General Assembly.<\/p>\n

The video leveled heavy, if unfounded, accusations against the mayor, saying Mamdani has incited riots against Jewish New Yorkers<\/a> and stating that he supports the Hamas terrorist organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cShame on you, Mr. Mamdani<\/a>,\u201d Netanyahu said in a video posted to X. \u201cShame on you for supporting the Hamas terrorist monsters who butchered our people<\/a>. Shame on you for inciting riots against New York Jews. I\u2019m coming to the U.N. I\u2019m going to tell the truth about our heroic soldiers, and I\u2019ve got to tell the truth about you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Netanyahu is expected to arrive in New York City on Thursday to make remarks at the United Nations General Assembly<\/a>. He\u2019s slated to leave shortly after.<\/p>\n

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Mamdani\u2019s sharp criticism of Israel and the war in Gaza has sparked accusations he is fostering antisemitism,<\/a> which is on the rise in New York City. Local rabbis have argued the mayor\u2019s rhetoric has contributed to the escalation of hate crimes against Jews, though there have been no riots since Mamdani took over at City Hall in January.<\/p>\n

Mamdani\u2019s position that he does not support the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state<\/a> has been particularly controversial among Jewish New Yorkers.<\/p>\n

But contrary to Netanyahu\u2019s accusation, Mamdani has called Hamas a terrorist organization and the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks launched against Israelis as \u201ca horrific war crime.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all know that what the prime minister has said in that video is not true,\u201d Mamdani said at a press conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The mayor went on to repeat his criticism of the Israel prime minister.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we do know to actually be the truth when it comes to the prime minister is that he is the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. And as the prime minister is the architect of a horrific genocide against Palestinians, and that just a few days ago, his military killed an 11-year-old boy in what is deemed to be a safe zone in Gaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that is what I have to say to his video.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"IsraeliIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu falsely accused Mayor Mamdani of inciting violence against Jews and supporting Hamas in a video posted to social media on Thursday. (X.com)<\/p>\n

On the campaign trail last year, Mamdani pledged to arrest Netanyahu if he came to New York, citing a warrant for the leader<\/a> over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. He backed away from that pledge this summer, however, saying that the NYPD does not have jurisdiction to do so.<\/p>\n

The U.S. is not a party in the International Criminal Court and does not recognize its authority, meaning Mamdani\u2019s original pledge had always been legally questionable. The Israeli government has rejected accusations of genocide, saying the war in Gaza was a military action against the Hamas terrorist regime<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"NewNew York Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States at City Hall on Friday July 3, 2026 in New York. (Anna Connors\/The New York Times via AP, Pool)<\/p>\n

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States at City Hall on Friday July 3, 2026 in New York. (Anna Connors\/The New York Times via AP, Pool)Mamdani is a strong supporter of Palestine and has been outspoken about the horrors of the war in Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu\u2019s video came after Mamdani reiterated in a Monday CNN interview that the prime minister was \u201can architect of genocide\u201d and that he should be arrested.<\/p>\n

The U.S. blocked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from coming to the U.N. by denying him a visa. He will nonetheless address the assembly in a prerecorded video<\/a>\u00a0also on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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