Netanyahu lashes out at New York Mayor in UN General Assembly address

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a scathing attack on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during his address to the United Nations General Assembly. Netanyahu claimed that since Mamdani took office, many Jewish residents in New York no longer feel safe. Using the phrase "shame on you," the Prime Minister accused the mayor of distorting facts and inverting the roles of victim and aggressor. The address took place amid a walkout by numerous delegates. During his mayoral campaign, Mamdani had vowed to enforce an international arrest warrant against Netanyahu, though he later conceded that city officials lacked the legal authority to do so. Netanyahu used his platform to deny allegations of genocide in Gaza, asserting that Israel was instead preventing it. In response, Mamdani issued a statement labeling Netanyahu's remarks as "baseless lies" intended to sanitize his actions, and reiterated that the Prime Minister remains the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.