politics
Netanyahu party campaign billboard likens Mamdani to leaders of Iran and Hezbollah
Likud’s depiction of Zohran Mamdani is latest move in spat between Israel’s prime minister and New York City mayor
TL;DR
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party created a campaign billboard in Tel Aviv featuring New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
- The billboard likens Mamdani to the leaders of Iran and Hezbollah, placing him alongside figures like Mojtaba Khamenei and Naim Qassem.
- The poster states, “They want Netanyahu to lose … Don’t let them win,” and includes the Likud party logo.
- The move is part of Netanyahu's campaign for upcoming elections following the dissolution of the Knesset.
- Mamdani has been a critic of Israel's war in Gaza and previously called Netanyahu a "war criminal."
- Netanyahu accused Mamdani of "fomenting hate" and endangering bipartisan support for Israel in the US.
- This billboard follows Netanyahu's recent comments describing the UK as the "Islamic republic of Britain."
- The feud occurs amid stalling US-Israeli talks on a Gaza ceasefire deal.