Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of fomenting hate by calling for his arrest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani of fomenting hate after the mayor suggested Netanyahu should be arrested if he visits for the UN General Assembly. Netanyahu dismissed the ICC's war crimes charges against him as 'bogus' and confirmed his intent to attend the summit.
Why it matters
The conflict highlights the growing political friction between international legal bodies, local US officials, and the Israeli government regarding the war in Gaza.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “fomenting hate” by calling the prime minister a war criminal who should be arrested over the war in Gaza if he visits the city for the United Nations General Assembly.
Netanyahu said he intends to be in New York in September to address the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders, despite the mayor’s suggestion that he is not welcome. Mamdani said last week that while New York City does not have legal authority to execute an arrest warrant issued by the world’s top war-crimes court, he encouraged the federal government to do so.
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