U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Wednesday called New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani an “evil anti-Semite who deliberately lies about serious things like ‘genocide’ to stoke Jew hate.”

Huckabee’s comments on social media come after Mamdani said he was actively seeking to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his New York City visit for the United Nations General Assembly in September. Mamdani first made the pledge during his mayoral campaign, branding Netanyahu a “war criminal” and the “architect of a horrific genocide” in Gaza.” On Tuesday, Mamdani admitted his office lacks the power to arrest Netanyahu, but he urged the Trump administration to do so.