Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of inciting riots against New York Jews
Prime Minister of Israel, in a video message posted ahead of his UN visit
“Shame on you, Mr. Mamdani. Shame on you for supporting the Hamas terrorist monsters who butchered our people. Shame on you for inciting riots against New York Jews. I'm coming to the UN. I'm going to tell the truth about our heroic soldiers, and I'm going to tell the truth about you.”
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CBS News reports Netanyahu accused Mamdani of supporting Hamas and inciting unrest against Jewish New Yorkers ahead of his UN visit, and that Mamdani had previously called for U.S. authorities to enforce the ICC's arrest warrant against Netanyahu.
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The remarks followed Mamdani's CNN interview with Christiane Amanpour, in which Mamdani again called Netanyahu a war criminal and architect of genocide.
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Netanyahu is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on September 24; this video message was posted two days before that address, previewing what he said he intended to raise there.
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Case context: Is Mamdani's campaign against Netanyahu's UN visit fomenting hate, or is it accountability for war crimes?
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The case's fixed reference point is the confrontation between Mamdani's campaign and Netanyahu's characterization of it as hateful incitement. Netanyahu directly condemns Mamdani's conduct as incitement against Jewish New Yorkers, not merely disputing a specific fact about the ICC warrant.
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