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Netanyahu sends Mamdani warning ahead of UN speech: ‘Going to tell the truth about you’

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Hallas, E. (2026, September 22). Netanyahu sends Mamdani warning ahead of UN speech: ‘Going to tell the truth about you’. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4737262/netanyahu-mamdani-warning-united-nations-speech/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-09-22 · by Emily Hallas

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to criticize New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, accusing Mamdani of supporting Hamas and inciting anti-Jewish sentiment. In recent months, Mamdani has faced scrutiny for not condemning antisemitic rhetoric and for his wife’s social media posts celebrating Hamas's attack on Israel in October 2023. Netanyahu also referenced Mamdani's call for his arrest as a war criminal.
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Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, addressed the UN General Assembly on September 26, 2026, despite facing significant criticism and protests from both within and outside the assembly hall. Netanyahu accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of supporting Hamas terrorists and called him a war criminal, threatening to expose Mamdani during his speech at the UN. Mamdani had previously vowed to arrest Netanyahu if he visited New York but later admitted that he lacked the authority to do so.

Netanyahu's appearance came amid growing international condemnation over alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Over 70 countries boycotted Netanyahu’s speech, staging a walkout during his address to highlight their disapproval. However, according to Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon, more than 100 delegations actually stayed in the room.

The incident underscores Netanyahu's political isolation as he faces an upcoming election in October 2026 and declining support for Israel among US voters. Polls indicate a loss of faith in Netanyahu domestically, with sixty percent of Americans now having an unfavorable view of Israel compared to forty-two percent in 2022. Meanwhile, Israeli forces continued controversial actions such as dropping "skunk water" on Palestinians in Gaza and demolishing homes in the West Bank.

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National Post
Hedges 1 of 15 claims Outlet record 60/100
The Independent
Hedges 0 of 13 claims Outlet record 59/100
Daily Mail
⚖️ Leans left Hedges 2 of 27 claims Outlet record 68/100
“The articles describe different events: one is about Trump meeting with Mayor Mamdani during the UN General Assembly, while the other is about Netanyahu warning Mamdani before his UN speech.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hedges 0 of 2 claims Outlet record 61/100
“The articles describe different events involving Mayor Mamdani: one about his willingness to work with Trump, and another about Netanyahu's warning before a UN speech.”
Al Jazeera
⚖️ Leans left Hedges 0 of 3 claims Outlet record 60/100
“The articles describe different interactions involving Mayor Mamdani with President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu respectively, on separate occasions.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
⚖️ Leans strongly right Hedges 2 of 46 claims Outlet record 61/100
“Article A describes Netanyahu's warning to Mayor Mamdani before his speech, while Article B reports on Netanyahu's actual UN General Assembly speech and its reception.”
Euronews
Hedges 2 of 26 claims Outlet record 60/100
“Article A describes Netanyahu's threat and warning before his UN speech, while Article B reports on the actual delivery of Netanyahu's speech at the UN General Assembly.”
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Mamdani PERSON · 9× Hamas ORG · 7× Jews NORP · 6× Israel GPE · 5× Piker PERSON · 5× Netanyahu PERSON · 4× Jewish NORP · 3× New York GPE · 3× Israeli NORP · 2× U.N. ORG · 2×

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Mamdani’s association with fellow socialist Hasan Piker has also stoked controversy, due to concerns that Piker holds openly antisemitic views, including repeated denials or downplaying of sweeping sexual violence against Jews in Hamas’ Oct. 7, attack, saying he “would vote for Hamas over Israel every single time,” calling Hamas “a thousand times better” than Israel, and saying that “even if there was multiple rapes that took place on Oct. 7, this does not change anything for me.”
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🔮 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday slammed New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s positioning on Jews, warning he will target the mayor’s stance during his upcoming speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday slammed New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s positioning on Jews, warning he will target the mayor’s stance during his upcoming speech at the United Nations General Assembly. asserted
he → slam → Assembly
Netanyahu is traveling to New York City to give an address to the U.N. on Thursday, as his country becomes increasingly isolated from the world. asserted
country → travel → world
The prime minister previewed his speech in a message to social media, revealing he will “tell the truth” about Mamdani and framing him as someone sympathetic to Hamas, the terrorist group that controls Gaza and carried out the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. asserted
that → preview → Israel
Shame on you for supporting the Hamas terrorist monsters who butchered our people,” Netanyahu said. asserted
Netanyahu → support → people
I’m coming to the U.N. asserted
I → come → U.N.
I’m going to tell the truth about our heroic soldiers, and I’m going to tell the truth about you.” asserted
I → go → you
Netanyahu’s warning comes as the city’s first socialist mayor has long come under scrutiny for his position on Israel and Jews, despite his repeated statements that he is not antisemitic. asserted
he → come → statements
The debate surged during Mamdani’s mayoral campaign last year when he declined to condemn the antisemitic phrases “globalize the intifada” and “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” arguing he interpreted them as “a desperate desire for equality and equal rights.” asserted
he → surge → equality
In March, debate again erupted when Mamdani’s wife, Rama, came under scrutiny for social media posts she liked celebrating Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israeli civilians, including a post that claimed its rape of Jewish women was a “mass hoax.” asserted
rape → erupt → women
Mamdani’s association with fellow socialist Hasan Piker has also stoked controversy, due to concerns that Piker holds openly antisemitic views, including repeated denials or downplaying of sweeping sexual violence against Jews in Hamas’ Oct. 7, attack, saying he “would vote for Hamas over Israel every single time,” calling Hamas “a thousand times better” than Israel, and saying that “even if there was multiple rapes that took place on Oct. 7, this does not change anything for me.” asserted
this → stoke → me
During an interview on Channel 4 News’s TrumpWorld last month, Piker reiterated his support for Hamas as a critical part of the “Palestinian resistance.” asserted
Piker → reiterate → resistance
Mamdani appeared on Piker’s show during the mayoral primary season last year. asserted
Mamdani → appear → season
Piker made a high-profile appearance at Mamdani’s large campaign kickoff rally in October, before attending the mayor’s victory party in November. asserted
Piker → make → November
The pair attended a private Eid dinner together in New York in March, before Mamdani sat down with Piker again for Zeteo’s We’re Not Kidding podcast in July. asserted
We → attend → July
Since assuming the mayorship of the United States’s largest city, which is also home to the largest Jewish population nationwide, Mamdani has more recently provoked debate for publicly calling for Netanyahu’s arrest. asserted
Mamdani → assume → arrest
The mayor denounced him as a war criminal and “the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people” in July, stoking fears that such rhetoric stokes hate against Jews. asserted
rhetoric → denounce → Jews
In a May protest at Mamdani’s mayoral mansion, demonstrators expressed concern about rising hate crimes against the Jewish community as they condemned the mayor’s decision to revoke New York City’s use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism and scrap his predecessor’s prohibition on city agencies engaging in the “boycott, divest, and sanctions” movement against Israel. uncertain
agencies → express → Israel
Anti-Jewish incidents rose to represent 57% of New York City’s total reported hate crimes in 2025, despite Jews making up only around 10% of the city’s population, according to the New York Police Department. uncertain
Jews → rise → Department
For the second year in a row, there were more anti-Jewish incidents than other target groups combined. asserted
groups → be → row
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