{
  "id": 9554399,
  "title": "Netanyahu expected to 'berate' Zohran Mamdani in UN speech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/netanyahu-expected-to-berate-zohran-mamdani-in-un-speech",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:19:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-expected-berate-zohran-mamdani-un-speech"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to criticize New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during his UN address on Thursday, according to Reuters. In a video statement, Netanyahu directly addressed the mayor, vowing to \"tell the truth\" about both \"our heroic soldiers\" and \"you.\" Netanyahu falsely accused Mamdani of backing Hamas fighters. The New York City mayor has called Netanyahu a war criminal and the architect of a genocide against Palestinians. With Israel's elections approaching, many Israeli commentators see Netanyahu's UN speech as a campaign rally, with former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren echoing this sentiment.",
  "summary": "Netanyahu expected to 'berate' Zohran Mamdani in UN speech Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to use his UN address on Thursday to berate New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for calling him a war criminal, according to Reuters. Addressing the mayor directly in a video statement this week, Netanyahu said he was going to New York “to tell the truth about our heroic soldiers” and “to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/9554399.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Netanyahu expected to berate New York's Mamdani in 'campaign speech' at UN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/netanyahu-expected-to-berate-new-yorks-mamdani-in-campaign-speech-at",
        "published": "2026-09-24T05:46:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Prime Minister Netanyahu arrives in the US ahead of UN speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/prime-minister-netanyahu-arrives-in-the-us-ahead-of-un-speech",
        "published": "2026-09-24T13:23:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}