Summary

Netanyahu posts Mamdani’s face alongside Middle Eastern enemies list in campaign push - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party featured New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a campaign advertisement alongside Iranian and Hezbollah leaders. - The advertisement, released ahead of Israel's October elections, includes Mamdani alongside foreign figures with the caption, "They want Netanyahu to lose, don't let them win." - The campaign ad follows Mamdani's call for the U.S. federal government to enforce an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Gaza. - President Donald Trump defended Netanyahu against calls for his arrest, asserting that the Israeli leader would not be arrested while in the United States. - The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in November 2024 over allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, which Netanyahu has denied.