Netanyahu Campaign Billboard Groups Mamdani With Iran, Hezbollah, Turkey Leaders

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has unveiled a campaign billboard in Tel Aviv that groups New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani with Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, framing them as a unified front seeking his political defeat ahead of Israel's October 27, 2026, election.

The billboard, displayed along the Ayalon Highway, features the four figures against a black background with the Hebrew message, "They want Netanyahu to lose. Don't let them win." Netanyahu shared the image on social media on August 16, 2026, with the English caption, "Don't let them win." The advertisement is part of Likud's early campaign messaging for the first nationwide election since the October 7, 2023, attacks.

Mamdani's inclusion stems from his repeated public criticism of Netanyahu. The mayor has called Netanyahu a "war criminal" charged by the International Criminal Court and stated he "belongs in The Hague." The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in November 2024, accusing him of war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the war in Gaza. The court's 124 member states are obligated to...