{"id":2638899,"date":"2026-08-01T13:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/herzog-tells-mamdani-palestinian-peace-requires-tolerating-israel\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T13:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:51:02","slug":"herzog-tells-mamdani-palestinian-peace-requires-tolerating-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/herzog-tells-mamdani-palestinian-peace-requires-tolerating-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Herzog tells Mamdani Palestinian peace requires tolerating Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fherzog-tells-mamdani-palestinian-peace-requires-tolerating-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2638899&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed strong opposition to New york City Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s outspoken criticism of Israel, warning that such rhetoric undermines peace efforts in the middle East. Herzog voiced concerns during an interview with Fox News Digital, condemning Mamdani\u2019s call for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his labeling of Netanyahu as a war criminal, fearing that such statements promote hatred against Jews, especially in NYC, which has the largest Jewish population in the U.S. Herzog emphasized Israel\u2019s right to security and the importance of mutual acceptance for peace. Mamdani, who denies antisemitism, has faced controversy over his past statements and social media posts that appeared to support hamas terrorists, and Herzog accused him of spreading hate and risking public safety. The Israeli president also highlighted ongoing negotiations to improve Gaza\u2019s situation, stressing that Hamas must no longer control Gaza or use it as a terror base. Herzog criticized the International Criminal Court\u2019s warrant for Netanyahu\u2019s arrest, suggesting it was politically motivated to distract from allegations against the ICC\u2019s chief prosecutor. Herzog reaffirmed israel\u2019s pursuit of peace, security, and mutual understanding with its neighbors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israeli <\/a>President Isaac Herzog warned against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"286\">New York City<\/a> Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani\u2019s <\/a>outspoken opposition to the Jewish state, arguing that such positioning is antithetical to creating peace in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"102\">Middle East<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Herzog voiced concerns during <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/exclusive-israeli-president-herzog-blasts-mamdani-praises-trump-sounds-alarm-iran\">an interview <\/a>with Fox News Digital published Saturday, after Mamdani called for Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"378\">Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s<\/a> arrest and condemned him as a war criminal and \u201cthe architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people.\u201d Herzog raised fears that the mayor\u2019s rhetoric stokes hate against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jews\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"334\">Jews<\/a>, including in New York City, which holds the largest Jewish population of any city in the United States. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4671970\/israel-president-palestine-peace-acceptance-mamdani\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israeli president says Palestinian peace \u2018requires\u2019 acceptance of Israel in warning against Mamdani<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4671200\/board-of-peace-not-celebrating-plan-hamas-no-trust-israel-pushback\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Board of Peace \u2018still not celebrating\u2019 Hamas deal: \u2018There is no trust. There is only fear and loathing\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4670675\/trump-migrant-surge-ceuta-democrats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump warns Ceuta scenes will happen in US if Democrats get reelected<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis cannot be accepted in New York, which is a city which is dear to our heart, dear to the Israelis, and dear to me personally,\u201d Herzog said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mamdani has long denied claims that he is antisemitic. However, his rhetoric on Jews and Israel has stoked controversy, including during his mayoral campaign last year when he declined to condemn the antisemitic phrases \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3473265\/globalize-the-intifada-what-to-know-zohran-mamdani\/\">globalize the intifada<\/a>\u201d and \u201cfrom the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,\u201d arguing he interpreted them as \u201ca desperate desire for equality and equal rights.\u201d In March, debate again erupted when his wife came under scrutiny for social media posts she liked celebrating Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israeli civilians, including a post that claimed its rape of Jewish women was a \u201cmass hoax.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Herzog on Saturday accused Mamdani of spreading \u201cblasphemy, hate, antisemitic rhetoric,\u201d saying that the mayor is \u201crisking his own citizens; he\u2019s risking their safety, well-being and life.\u201d He told the outlet that Mamdani does \u201cnot respect\u201d Israel\u2019s right for self-determination, suggesting that such positioning puts long-term Palestinian peace in Gaza, which Hamas has controlled, and Jewish rights in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re a nation seeking peace, we\u2019re a nation seeking innovation, we are a nation bringing ideas which will save humanity, and we are [a] nation trying to do good,\u201d Herzog said. \u201cAnd I hope and pray that we will have peace with our neighbors in the entire region, with our Palestinian neighbors as well. But that requires that Israel will be accepted and people will understand that we have security needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe people of Gaza deserve a better life. And there is a real viable plan, including budget and efforts, how to change the course of the future,\u201d he added, referencing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4670320\/board-of-peace-agreement-disarm-hamas-gaza-trump\/\">the ongoing negotiations<\/a> for Hamas and Israel to withdraw from Gaza.\u00a0But one thing has to be made clear: \u201cHamas cannot control Gaza and cannot turn it into a launching pad for terror and hate anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, walks with President Isaac Herzog, at the state memorial for Ze\u2019ev Jabotinsky, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/08\/localimages\/AP26195656204526.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, walks with President Isaac Herzog, at the state memorial for Ze\u2019ev Jabotinsky, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4665885\/mamdani-commits-attending-september-11-memorial\/\"><strong>MAMDANI COMMITS TO ATTENDING 9\/11 MEMORIAL IN FACE OF GROWING PETITION TO KEEP HIM OUT OF IT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mamdani and other critics of Israel have argued the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/international-criminal-court\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4389\">International Criminal Court\u2019s<\/a> open warrant for Netanyahu\u2019s arrest on charges of genocide and war crimes in Gaza validates their calls for his arrest. Herzog said this week that the warrant should be called into question given the circumstances under which it was issued. He said ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan issued the arrest warrants against Netanyahu in order to distract from allegations he raped a staffer, which led member states of the ICC to vote to remove him from the top leadership position.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnly in hindsight now we know clearly that it was in order to divert attention from the sexual allegations,\u201d Herzog said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Herzog warns Mamdani&#8217;s anti-Israel stance threatens peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2638900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26195656204526.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68352,4671,56552,83556,15615],"class_list":["post-2638899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-herzog","tag-israel","tag-mamdani","tag-palestinianpeace","tag-tolerance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26195656204526.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2638899"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2638903,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638899\/revisions\/2638903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2638900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2638899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2638899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2638899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}