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Netanyahu calls NYC Mayor Mamdani antisemitic at UN
The Indian Express··1d ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a roughly 40-minute United Nations General Assembly speech on Thursday to call New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani an antisemite. Netanyahu said Mamdani spreads lies about Israel and its soldiers. Mamdani replied within hours, rejecting the claims and accusing Netanyahu of repeating baseless lies meant to sanitise his Gaza campaign.
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What It Means For You
- A sitting US city mayor was named and denounced from the UN General Assembly podium.
- Mamdani says his administration has increased funding to combat hate crimes in New York.
- Netanyahu still faces an International Criminal Court warrant over alleged Gaza war crimes.
What's Happening
- Netanyahu told the hall shame on those distorting facts, including the New York mayor.
- He also referenced Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji and streamer Hasan Piker in the speech.
- Mamdani held private meetings that day, including with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten.
The Exchange of Accusations
- Netanyahu said Israel prevented genocide rather than committed one.
- Mamdani has called Netanyahu a war criminal over Israel's conduct in Gaza.
- The address drew protests inside and outside the United Nations building.
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