Netanyahu Slams Mamdani Over Hamas, Israel

The mayor, whose police force is charged with protecting Benjamin Netanyahu during his U.N. visit, said he would skip protests.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani of supporting Hamas after Mamdani called him a "war criminal."

Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon said "instead of actually welcoming all world leaders," NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is "doing exactly the opposite."

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday. He has forcefully rejected accusations that his country has committed “genocide” in Gaza.

Mayor Mamdani was asked whether he still believed calling for the arrest of the Israeli prime minister was the right decision shortly before Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to visit New York City for the

A celebrated Gaza photojournalist who has repeatedly met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has acknowledged that he deliberately withheld footage he filmed on October 7 showing Palestinians attacking Israeli hostages — because he feared publication would allow Israel to identify and kill those involved.

The U.S. president has praised “bad actors,” Morton Klein told JNS, “apparently wrongly believing it will moderate their actions. Instead, it mainstreams their actions.”

Mamdani had previously said he would arrest Netanyahu if he entered New York, although he acknowledged he did not actually have the power to do so.