{"id":32887,"date":"2026-08-08T17:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32887"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:30:59","slug":"cops-warn-mamdanis-anti-netanyahu-crusade-endangers-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32887","title":{"rendered":"Cops warn Mamdani&#8217;s anti-Netanyahu crusade endangers NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2F136668205.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New York City is bracing for a security nightmare next month when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Gotham \u2014 and cops are blaming Mayor Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>The PM\u2019s visist will now necessitate a massive, presidential-level police shield and furious NYPD sources told The Post that Mamdani\u2019s reckless, anti-Bibi obsession emboldens radical agitators, leaving frontline cops and everyday New Yorkers squarely in the crosshairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasically, he\u2019s making what would be considered a Category 1 hurricane that we deal with every year into a Category 5 because of his words,\u201d a law enforcement source said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hundreds of protesters gathered in Times Square chanting and holding signs to denounce Israel\u2019s military offensive in Gaza as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly last year. <span class=\"credit\">Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hizzoner is staunchly pro-Palestine and anti-Israel and called for Netanyahu\u2019s arrest during his 2025 mayoral campaign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/18\/us-news\/zohran-mamdani-in-talks-over-arresting-benjamin-netanyahu-when-israel-pm-visits-nyc\/\">He reiterated those threats <\/a>last month before acknowledging the NYPD doesn\u2019t have the authority to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani then urged his radical base to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/24\/us-news\/cops-fume-as-mamdani-urges-new-yorkers-to-protest-netanyahu-after-arrest-fail\/\">take to the streets<\/a>\u201d during Netanyahu\u2019s visit, saying \u201cone of the bedrocks of our city is protest.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>That has enraged many police officers who already have their work cut out for them, the law enforcement source said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to protect hotels, we have to protect wherever [dignitaries] go out to eat, we have to protect everything,\u201d the law enforcement source said. \u201cHaving the mayor say, \u2018Go ahead and protest, and he should be arrested\u2019 . . . is unfair to your own cops.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/28\/us-news\/netanyahu-says-hes-definitely-going-to-new-york-despite-hate-spewing-mamdanis-call-for-his-arrest\/\">Netanyahu is expected to arrive in the city next month <\/a>for the United Nations General Assembly and is scheduled to address the body on Sept. 26.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he wanted to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu in a video posted to X on July 21. <span class=\"credit\">X\/@NYCMayor<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Netanyahu\u2019s full schedule isn\u2019t yet known so the final number of police officers needed for his detail is up in the air, but it could grow to 60 or more with \u201cdirect and peripheral\u201d officers, police sources said. <\/p>\n<p>Most dignitaries get a protective detail of one sergeant and eight detectives. <a href=\"http:\/\/will\">Security at the event also includes federal and state agents<\/a>, usually supplemented by the foreign nation\u2019s own agents. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s going to stop one of the protesters from becoming a vigilante and trying to hurt or God forbid kill him?\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>Cops are also worried that protesters who think they\u2019re acting on the mayor\u2019s behalf \u201ccould cause an officer to get hurt or even killed,\u201d the source said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will attend the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan in September. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another law enforcement source wondered if Mamdani already forgot the bomb discovered outside Gracie Mansion in March. <\/p>\n<p>Two lefty Pennsylvania men inspired by ISIS allegedly attempted to detonate two bombs in a crowd of people attending the \u201cStop the Islamic Takeover of New York City\u201d protest held by a far-right activist. <\/p>\n<p>The law enforcement source fears a similar terror attack attempt during Netanyahu\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis rhetoric is reckless,\u201d the source said of Mamdani. \u201cIt emboldens radical and unstable agitators who could put both New Yorkers and law enforcement officers in harm\u2019s way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A City Hall insider also fears violence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>NYPD mounted police officers clear fans after the NY Knicks\u2019 win against the San Antonio Spurs during the NBA Finals at the Heineken Riverdeck at Pier 17 Knicks Watch Party on Sunday, June 14, 2026, in New York City. (\u00a9 2026 Michael Nagle) <span class=\"credit\">Michael Nagle for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very concerning,\u201d said the insider. \u201cI mean, [Mamdani\u2019s] rhetoric has clearly caused this <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/03\/us-news\/hate-crimes-soar-in-nyc-under-mamdani-even-as-major-crime-tumbles-overall\/\">uptick in antisemitism<\/a> all across our city, and now telling people to go out and protest is going to create a powder keg of a situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not the mayor\u2019s job to tell people to protest and to urge them to protest,\u201d the city government source said.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s likely to be very violent. And I mean, what on Earth is this accomplishing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s completely irresponsible,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>More than half of NYC hate crimes \u2013 56.9% \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/23\/us-news\/nypd-hate-crimes-unit-investigating-separate-antisemitic-and-anti-muslim-attacks-across-nyc\/\">were antisemitic<\/a>, despite Jewish people making up just 10% of the city\u2019s population, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n<p>There has been a frightening\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/17\/business\/nycs-business-leaders-are-in-denial-about-crime-in-the-big-apple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9.4% uptick in hate crimes citywide<\/a>\u00a0so far this year even as all seven major crime categories experienced sharp declines citywide.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Detectives Endowment Association President Scott Munro fears for his members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Mamdani\u2019s reckless rhetoric surrounding Netanyahu and his calls for protests only fan the flames \u2014 making the assignment of protecting UNGA dignitaries even more difficult,\u201d he said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>He noted that officers are still recovering from injuries suffered in Midtown during the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur detectives will do their job, as they always do,\u201d Munro said. \u201cIt\u2019s time for the mayor to do his \u2014 stand with the city and the men and women in blue protecting it, not with those on the radical protest line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD said it will determine the size of Netanyahu\u2019s detail based on an analysis of the perceived threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we do every year, the NYPD works with the Secret Service, the State Department, and other federal agencies to provide protection to foreign dignitaries traveling to NYC based on the level of threat assessed, an NYPD spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City is bracing for a security nightmare next month when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Gotham \u2014 and cops are blaming Mayor Zohran Mamdani. 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