'Enough with the blood libels': Danon decries Mamdani's labeling of Netanyahu as war criminal
Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot described NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s statement as dangerous, inflammatory, and “pure antisemitism, with no basis in fact.”
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's labeling of Benjamin Netanyahu as a war criminal has drawn strong condemnation. Danon denounced the accusation as a blood libel, and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot called the statement dangerous, inflammatory, and antisemitic. The exchange highlights the sensitivity of such labels when applied to Israeli figures.