NEW YORK (VINnews) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented Monday evening on Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor, sharply criticizing his positions on Israel and the groups Netanyahu said he supports.

In an interview with conservative radio host Sid Rosenberg, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, Netanyahu argued that Mamdani’s attitude toward Israel also reflects his broader attitude toward the United States.

During the interview, Netanyahu was asked about Mamdani’s reported statement that he would seek to have the Israeli prime minister arrested if he came to New York. Rosenberg noted that Netanyahu is expected to travel to the city in September to address the United Nations General Assembly and asked whether he was concerned that such a threat could be carried out.

“No, I’m not concerned,” Netanyahu replied.

The prime minister then criticized Mamdani’s positions, saying he should reconsider whom he condemns and whom he supports. “I think he should take a look at who he condemns and who he praises. He condemns Israel, the only democracy that stands shoulder to shoulder with American values and fights shoulder to shoulder with America’s brave soldiers.”

Netanyahu went on to discuss Hamas and Iran, claiming that Mamdani supports them instead of criticizing them. “But whom does he promote? Hamas, which openly calls for the slaughter of every Jew on earth and carried out that horrific massacre, the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.”

He further claimed that Mamdani “effectively apologizes for and excuses Iran,” which Netanyahu described as “the world’s leading terrorist regime.” Netanyahu added that Iran’s leadership has openly called for harm to President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials.

“So he is standing with the forces of terror,” Netanyahu said. “The problem is that he either doesn’t understand, or doesn’t care, that those who hate the Jews and Israel ultimately also hate America. In fact, I think, deep down, he hates America.”

Rosenberg responded, “I’m no longer sure it’s deep down.”