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Netanyahu Slams Mamdani and Piker Before Nearly Empty UN

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Pengelly, M. (2026, September 25). Netanyahu Slams Mamdani and Piker Before Nearly Empty UN. Zeteo. https://zeteo.com/p/netanyahu-slams-mamdani-and-piker

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a contentious speech at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, criticizing Mayor Zohran Mamdani and leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker. During his remarks, Netanyahu accused Mamdani of fostering an unsafe environment for Jews in New York and cited Piker's controversial past statements about 9/11. In response to Netanyahu’s attacks, both Mamdani and Piker chose brief but pointed replies rather than engaging further.
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On September 22, 2020, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech at the UN General Assembly in New York that was met with criticism. Two of his targets—Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and scholar Michael M. L. Gumilla Mamdani—responded effectively to Netanyahu's critique. The article also mentions the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Justice following Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, tilting the court 6-3 in favor of conservatives within 30 days. Additionally, it notes unusual political ads from the White House that may break laws regarding taxpayer money use and raise concerns about President Trump's mental state.

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🔮 Republicans would confirm her replacement, right-winger Amy Coney Barrett, in just 30 days, tilting the court 6-3 in their favor.
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🔮 In today’s ‘First Draft’ we look at the truly appalling spectacle unfolding in New York, where the outmatched GOP is dragging the 9/11 25th anniversary itself into the gutter with rancid Islamophobic attacks on Zohran Mamdani – a mayor, as it happens, with superb polling numbers.
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Hasan Piker PERSON · 2× Israeli NORP · 2× Netanyahu PERSON · 2× New York GPE · 2× Piker PERSON · 2× Amy Coney Barrett PERSON · 1× Martin ORG · 1× Republicans NORP · 1× Ruth Bader Ginsburg PERSON · 1× Supreme Court ORG · 1×

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We’re also trying to work out what the hell that was from Donald Trump’s White House, yet again, this time in reference to the appearance of truly bizarre political ads which appear to break a bunch of laws about the uses of taxpayer money, as well as providing a rather alarming glimpse into the president’s raddled and desperately needy psyche.
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🔮 Republicans would confirm her replacement, right-winger Amy Coney Barrett, in just 30 days, tilting the court 6-3 in their favor.
2026-09-25 · Zeteo
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On this day in 2020, liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. asserted
Ginsburg → become → Capitol
Republicans would confirm her replacement, right-winger Amy Coney Barrett, in just 30 days, tilting the court 6-3 in their favor. asserted
Republicans → confirm → favor
Martin here, honored as ever to be bringing you the news you need to start the final day of your week. asserted
you → honor → week
In today’s ‘First Draft,’ we take a look at Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s disgraceful speech to the UN General Assembly, and how two inevitable targets of his abuse kept it simple, and very effective, in their own responses. asserted
targets → take → responses
We’re also trying to work out what the hell that was from Donald Trump’s White House, yet again, this time in reference to the appearance of truly bizarre political ads which appear to break a bunch of laws about the uses of taxpayer money, as well as providing a rather alarming glimpse into the president’s raddled and desperately needy psyche. asserted
which → try → psyche
Let’s read in. asserted
’s → let → ?
You have to hand it to Hasan Piker. asserted
You → have → Piker
For a 35-year-old leftist Twitch streamer from California, he’s got powerful right-wingers across the world so worked up they can’t stop demonizing him on the grandest stages (when they’re not staring at his budgie-smugglers selfie). asserted
they → get → selfie
On Thursday, midway through Benjamin Netanyahu’s furious, ugly, and disgraceful address to a half-empty UN in New York, a coordinated walkout having greeted his appearance at the dais, the Israeli prime minister took his turn. asserted
minister → coordinate → turn
In the course of spitting lies and abuse at Zohran Mamdani, duly elected mayor of his host city, Netanyahu said: “Since you were elected… many Jews no longer feel safe in New York. asserted
Jews → spit → York
They talk to me. asserted
They → talk → me
They tell me. asserted
They → tell → me
This isn’t the city we remember. asserted
we → remember → ?
It changed so quickly. asserted
It → change → ?
It’s no wonder. asserted
It → ’ → ?
You praised criminals convicted of supporting Hamas. asserted
You → praise → Hamas
You count as friends people like Hasan Piker, who said America deserved 9/11… asserted
America → count → 9/11
Some friends you have.” asserted
you → have → friends
Piker did say that about 9/11. asserted
Piker → say → 9/11
And he walked it back – as he discussed with Mehdi here at Zeteo. asserted
he → walk → Zeteo
Responding to Netanyahu, Piker kept it brief – and effective: asserted
Piker → respond → it
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