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NYPD warns mayor's rhetoric sparks security nightmare before Netanyahu visit

8/9/2026

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NYPD says Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric creates a security nightmare ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s September visit.
Police warn that protecting Netanyahu may require a presidential-level detail of 60 or more officers.
Officials say Mamdani’s calls for protests and arrests could embolden radical agitators.
Officers fear protesters could become violent and harm civilians or police, recalling a March bomb outside Gracie Mansion.

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NYPD says Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric creates a security nightmare ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s September visit.
Police warn that protecting Netanyahu may require a presidential-level detail of 60 or more officers.
Officials say Mamdani’s calls for protests and arrests could embolden radical agitators.
Officers fear protesters could become violent and harm civilians or police, recalling a March bomb outside Gracie Mansion.