{
  "id": 9140670,
  "title": "Netanyahu shames Mamdani for supporting Hamas, threatens to expose 'truth' ahead of UNGA visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/netanyahu-shames-mamdani-for-supporting-hamas-threatens-to-expose",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T12:48:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-909310"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a dramatic video posted on X/Twitter, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to \"expose the truth\" about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani prior to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) visit. Netanyhu declared \"Shame on you, Mr. Mamdani\" for supporting Hamas and inciting riots against New York Jews.\n\nNetanyahu stated he was coming to the UN \"to fight the truth of our heroic soldiers\" and \"to expose the truth about you\". The video was shared on September 22, 2026.\n\nMamdani is set to arrive in New York on September 23 for a UNGA address, and returned to Israel shortly after.\n\nHis visit had originally been planned for multiple days, including a trip to Texas and a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Israeli Consul-General in New York Ofir Akunis echoed Netanyahu's sentiments on Twitter, accusing Mamdani of spreading antisemitism. The consul general wrote that Mamdani was only capable of incitement and blood libels against Israel, urging the UN to focus on the October 7 massacre by Hamas.\n\nMamdani called for Netanyahu's arrest in a Monday CNN interview, accusing him of being a \"war criminal and an architect of a horrific genocide of the Palestinian people\". The mayor declared he would honor the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant, although he later stated he could not legally do so. He warned Netanyahu was \"not welcome\" in New York City.",
  "summary": "The comments follow a Monday CNN interview with Mamdani, where the mayor again called for Netanyahu’s arrest warrant, issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), to be honored.",
  "key_points": [
    "Israeli PM Netanyahu threatens to expose Zohran Mamdani ahead of UNGA visit.",
    "Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of supporting Hamas and inciting riots against Jews.",
    "Mamdani calls for Netanyahu's arrest as war criminal at CNN interview."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/9140670.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Katz claims Hamas plotting to kidnap soldier; threatens to depopulate, raze Gaza City",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/katz-claims-hamas-plotting-to-kidnap-soldier-threatens-to-depopulate",
        "published": "2026-09-22T13:16:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Netanyahu criticizes New York official Mamdani over Hamas support claim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/netanyahu-criticizes-new-york-official-mamdani-over-hamas-support",
        "published": "2026-09-22T13:38:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}