Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in a hostile New York City on Thursday to rail against Mayor Zohran Mamdani on a global stage.
Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including starvation and intentionally attacking civilians in Gaza, and who presides over a government Amnesty International concluded is genocidal, faced boos and a coordinated delegate walk-out at the start of his speech in front of the United Nations General Assembly that left the majority of the chamber empty, the Associated Press reported.
Before an audience of world leaders, Netanyahu spent three minutes of his speech railing against "the antisemitic mayor of New York." His screed began: "Shame on you for spitting in the face of truth, Mr. Mamdani. Since you were elected mayor of this city, many Jews no longer feel safe in New York. They talk to me. They tell me, 'This isn't the city we remember.'"