Ahead of his arrival in New York City for the UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted Mayor Zohan Mamdani in a searingly brief video statement Tuesday, once again accusing him of supporting terrorists and encouraging violence against Jewish people. “Shame on you, Mr. Mamdani,” Netanyahu said as he delivered those allegations. He pledged to directly address the mayor in his Thursday speech to the United Nations General Assembly. “I’m coming to the UN,” Netanyahu said. “I’m going to tell the truth about our heroic soldiers, and I’m going to tell the truth about you.” It follows Mamdani’s Monday night comments, in a post-President Donald Trump meeting press conference interview with CNN, that doubled down on his calls for Netanyahu’s arrest. The mayor called him “a war criminal” who architected “a horrific genocide of the Palestinian people.” Their tete-a-tete over the ICC warrant dates back months. Previously, Mamdani had pledged to arrest Netanyahu if he traveled to New York City. He later acknowledged he lacked the authority to do that but continues to say the International Criminal Court warrant should be upheld. “I do believe that that is something that should be honored, because what we want to see, and we’ve been talking about this today, is a faith in our politics, a faith in accountability,” Mamdani told CNN Monday. The mayor didn’t immediately address Netanyahu’s response directly. He didn’t appear to be asked about it during an unrelated press conference late Tuesday morning. It comes a day after Mamdani hosted Trump at Gracie Mansion, where the two say they discussed a housing project in Queens and making life more affordable for New York’s working class. After the sit-down, the duo held a joint press conference, in which they acknowledged their political differences while standing side by side. The meeting was the latest cordial encounter between the Republican president and Democratic socialist mayor, who have struck up a surprisingly warm relationship despite their lack of political overlap, and have tried to find common ground in helping the city they both love. They have met at least twice previously and have appeared to maintain some level of contact, though the mayor stays tight-lipped about any ongoing conversations with the president. The pair of polarizing leaders met in the Oval Office shortly after Mamdani’s election victory last year for a surprisingly friendly confab centering on ways to help their shared hometown, a detente that came after months of verbal sparring. They also met in February, after Mamdani officially took office, to talk development. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less