Netanyahu says "shame on you" to Mamdani, claims "Jews no longer feel safe"
Summary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the United Nations, accusing him of antisemitism and saying many Jews feel unsafe in New York since Mamdani was elected. Mamdani, a supporter of Palestinian independence, has called Netanyahu a war criminal, while Netanyahu denied accusations of genocide in Gaza and said Israel prevented genocide.Key Facts
- Netanyahu spoke at the UN General Assembly and directly addressed Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
- Netanyahu accused Mamdani of being antisemitic and blamed him for Jewish people feeling unsafe in New York City.
- Mamdani supports Palestinian independence and had called for Netanyahu's arrest as a war criminal during his mayoral campaign.
- Mamdani later said New York officials do not have legal power to arrest Netanyahu.
- Netanyahu denied allegations of genocide against Palestinians and said Israel worked to prevent genocide.
- Mamdani stated Netanyahu’s speech repeated false claims and mentioned that Netanyahu is under an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for war crimes.
- Mamdani shared a video of planting an olive tree with Palestinian families before Netanyahu’s speech, promoting peace.
- Several UN delegates left the session before Netanyahu spoke, showing the speech caused controversy.
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