Current sectionU.S. NewsSpeaking to Fox News, Israel's president accused the New York mayor of 'disrespecting the Jewish people's right to a nation of their own,' and urged to repair Israel's relationship with the U.S.: 'We both drink from the fountains of the bible'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz03:25 PM • August 02 2026 IDTIsrael's President Isaac Herzog accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of "antisemitic rhetoric" and of "risking his own citizens" in an interview aired over the weekend, the latest in a wave of Israeli leaders harshly condemning the democratic socialist mayor.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:AntisemitismIsaac HerzogIsrael - U.S.Zohran MamdaniCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuU.S.-IranGaza DealPolymarket BetsMichigan primaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz Podcast'Risking New Yorkers' Lives': Israel's Herzog Accuses Mamdani of AntisemitismPalestinian Inmate Hospitalized in Serious Condition Restrained to Bed for WeekThe Way Netanyahu Treated His Brother's Partner Is the Way He Treats IsraelisCan Hot-air Balloons Lift Tourism Back to Israel's Gaza Border?How Trump's Gaza Peace Plan Is Becoming the New Front in the Iran WarRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts