Netanyahu says Mamdani tried to silence him at the United Nations
Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister of Israel, during an address to the United Nations General Assembly
At the United Nations General Assembly, Netanyahu says Mamdani tried to stop him from coming to New York and to silence him. He calls Hamas Mamdani's "buddies" and rejects Mamdani's description of Israel's conduct in Gaza.
“Mr. Mamdani, you tried to stop me from coming here. … You tried to silence me. Well, you can't silence me. You can't silence the truth. … Israel didn't commit genocide. Israel prevented genocide. And that's exactly what Mr. Mamdani's Hamas buddies would have done to us had we not stopped them.”
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Is Mamdani's campaign against Netanyahu's UN visit fomenting hate, or is it accountability for war crimes?
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has repeatedly called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal" and the "architect" of what he calls a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, citing the International Criminal Court's 2024 arrest warrant against Netanyahu. In July 2026, Mamdani said his administration had reviewed the law and concluded New York City lacks independent legal authority to execute the warrant, and called on the federal government to do so instead. Netanyahu has responded by accusing Mamdani of "fomenting hate" and, more recently, of supporting Hamas and inciting unrest against Jewish New Yorkers, citing a stabbing of a Jewish man in an Upper West Side attack. The dispute has continued through September 2026 as Netanyahu traveled to New York for the UN General Assembly, with Israeli officials accusing Mamdani of inciting chaos and Mamdani declining to join planned protests against Netanyahu while maintaining his position on the arrest warrant.
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C-SPAN video from Netanyahu's September 24, 2026 United Nations General Assembly address. The clip includes remarks directed at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after Mamdani called for the International Criminal Court warrant to be upheld if Netanyahu entered the United States.
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Mamdani had called for the International Criminal Court warrant to be upheld if Netanyahu entered the United States.
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In the same segment, Netanyahu says Israel did not commit genocide and says Hamas would have killed Israelis if Israel had not stopped it.
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Netanyahu portrays Mamdani's campaign against his visit as an effort to stop and silence him, directly condemning Mamdani's conduct within this case.
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