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Likud’s depiction of Zohran Mamdani is latest move in spat between Israel’s prime minister and New York City mayor

Benjamin Netanyahu’s party has compared the New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, to the leaders of Iran and Hezbollah on a campaign billboard.

The billboard in central Tel Aviv depicts Mamdani alongside the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and the chief of the militant group Hezbollah, Naim Qassem.

“They want Netanyahu to lose … Don’t let them win,” says the poster featuring the logo of Netanyahu’s rightwing Likud party.

Netanyahu has entered campaign mode to keep his far-right coalition in power after the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, was dissolved in July before elections in October – the first since the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023.

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[–] datavoid@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

If he keeps this up, Mamdani will be one of the greatest mayors in American history. Even if half of America hates him, the rest of the world knows.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh noes! He's fixing roads and wants people to be able to buy groceries! The horror! The absolute horror!

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

also allied with the unhinged anti-child harm radical terrorist Miss Rachel! won't someone stop him before some of those children live long enough to see adulthood?

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago

It's 3 leaders of nations and a mayor. Their Zionist anxiety is showing.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 49 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s shit like this that reassures me about the evils of our world.

Isn’t it funny how the worse people on the planet tend to be sooo similar to each other?

[–] badgermurphy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

As complex as the human brain is, it's interesting how people tend toward various specific archetypes. You'd think everyone would be very different from one another, but we're all really similar to someone.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Reminds me of Zelenskyy posters Orban was putting everywhere before losing the elections, trying to paint Ukraine as the enemy to get more points

Hell, he even had similar posters of George Soros! 🤦🏻😄

[–] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 30 points 2 days ago

Sounds pretty racist to me.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago

Glad hes getting to them. Fuck Nettanyahu and his entire shitty party. Next leader needs to ensure the ultra-conservatives who get taxpayer funded handouts and dont have to enroll in service are introduced to consequences

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 1 day ago

So what he's saying is that they don't want any more American money or weapons.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 days ago

Mamdani alongside the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Now that's just too far!

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What an ungrateful leader Netanyahu is. He should be thanking the US every day.

[–] sns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He should be spending the rest of his life in prison.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Yes. This is the better point.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

That's like thanking your horse or your dog. I mean yeah you should, but it's unusual.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Israel is majority right wing, it become so off the back of rightwing conspiracy theories about who killed former Prime Minister, Yitzak Rabin.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

I hope it was one of his victims