War of words: Netanyahu attacks Mamdani in UN address; the mayor calls his claims ‘baseless lies’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu singled out Mayor Zohran Mamdani for a direct attack from the United Nations General Assembly podium Thursday, calling him “the antisemitic mayor of New York” and accusing Hizzoner of trying to silence him.

The broadside came near the end of a roughly 40-minute address that began amid a mass walkout, with diplomats leaving the General Assembly hall as Netanyahu approached the podium. Much of the chamber was left empty as he began speaking.