Netanyahu says Mamdani is 'fomenting hate' as NYC Mayor’s critique sparks backlash before UN visit?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he still intends to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly despite New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s attempt to brand him a war criminal, dismissing the mayor’s stance as based on “bogus” charges and accusing him of fomenting hate that leaves Jewish New Yorkers feeling unsafe, while warning that any Iranian attack on Israel—whether direct or via proxies using missiles or drones—would be a “terrible mistake” met with a “very, very forceful” Israeli response.