Netanyahu party campaign billboard likens Mamdani to leaders of Iran and Hezbollah

The Guardian World Monday 17 August 2026, 19:54 UTC By Matty Edwards 1 min read

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

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

Netanyahu (PERSON) Mamdani (PERSON) Iran (LOCATION) Hezbollah (LOCATION) Likud (ORG) Zohran Mamdani (PERSON) Israel (LOCATION) New York’s (LOCATION) New York City (LOCATION) Tel Aviv (LOCATION) Turkish (ORG) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (PERSON) Mojtaba Khamenei (PERSON) Naim Qassem (PERSON)

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Netanyahu party campaign billboard likens Mamdani to leaders of Iran and Hezbollah

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