Netanyahu Stands Firm, Rejects Mayor's Radical Threats Ahead of UN Visit
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms he will attend the UN General Assembly, dismissing New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inflammatory and legally baseless threat to enforce an ICC warrant.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed his intention to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York this autumn, undeterred by the reckless and divisive rhetoric from New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The mayor, known for his radical pro-Palestinian activism, had previously claimed he would enforce an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Netanyahu—an outrageous and unenforceable threat.
Speaking to Fox News, Netanyahu called out Mamdani for 'fomenting hate' and accused him of stoking religious divisions among New Yorkers. 'He's supposed to be the mayor of all New Yorkers, Jews, Christians, Muslims, everyone, but he's trying to turn one group against the other,' Netanyahu said, highlighting the mayor’s dangerous pandering to anti-Israel sentiment.
Mamdani, who has a history of extreme anti-Israel positions, labeled Netanyahu a 'war criminal' and promised to act on the 2024 ICC warrant, which is widely criticized as politically motivated. After media scrutiny, the mayor’s office had to admit that the city has no legal authority to enforce such an international warrant, exposing the emptiness of Mamdani’s grandstanding.
Netanyahu also referenced recent knife attacks in the city, in which a suspect allegedly shouted a religious phrase while stabbing a Jewish man and an Asian man. Both victims survived, and the suspect now faces hate-crime charges. The mayor’s office did not respond to a request for comment, remaining silent as the city grapples with real threats while its leadership pursues divisive political stunts.