By

Nia Prater,

Intelligencer staff writer, who covers New York politics

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session of the Israeli Parliament at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 16, 2026

Tensions between Zohran Mamdani and Benjamin Netanyahu have deepend after the Israeli prime minister fired back at the mayor’s video accusing him of genocide, claiming that Mamdani is “formenting hate.”