Mamdani Plants 1 Olive Tree With Gazans as Netanyahu Calls Him Antisemitic
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 24
Mamdani Plants 1 Olive Tree With Gazans as Netanyahu Calls Him Antisemitic
2 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 24
Summary
Zohran Mamdani posted a video of himself planting an olive tree with Palestinian families from Gaza at Gracie Mansion shortly before Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.N. General Assembly.
The gesture appeared aimed at Netanyahu, with Mamdani captioning the post, “May peace be our future,” while the olive tree carried added symbolism as settler violence has increasingly disrupted West Bank olive harvests.
Netanyahu used his Thursday U.N. speech to call Mamdani the “antisemitic mayor of New York” and attack his accusation that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, along with his ties to podcaster Hasan Piker and his wife’s social media activity.
The exchange extends a long-running clash between the two after Mamdani had campaigned on arresting Netanyahu in New York under an ICC warrant, then later said he lacked the legal authority to do so.