‘Will Come To Fight’: Netanyahu Hits Back At New York Mayor Over His ‘War Criminal’, ‘Arrest’ Remarks
‘Will Come To Fight’: Netanyahu Hits Back At New York Mayor Over His ‘War Criminal’, ‘Arrest’ Remarks Published By, Last Updated: July 27, 2026, 12:57
‘Will Come To Fight’: Netanyahu Hits Back At New York Mayor Over His ‘War Criminal’, ‘Arrest’ Remarks Published By, Last Updated: July 27, 2026, 12:57 IST Benjamin Netanyahu accused NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani of deepening divisions in New York and fostering hostility towards the Jewish community. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AFP/File) Netanyahu vs Mamdani: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he will travel to New York in September to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) despite mayor Zohran Mamdani’s declaration that he is “not welcome" in the city and dismissing calls for his arrest under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant. Speaking in an interview with Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures, Netanyahu said he would not be deterred by the controversy surrounding his planned visit. “I will come to New York to fight for the truth of the Jewish people. I intend to come and speak the truth, speak for Israel and for the Israeli-American alliance from the podium of the United Nations," Netanyahu said. Netanyahu further accused Mamdani of deepening divisions in New York and fostering hostility towards the Jewish community. “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," Netanyhau said.
He also accused the mayor of aligning with “Hamas murderers" and supporting the October 7 attack on the Israeli public. “What Mamdani is supporting, his wife, his family – he celebrated October 7th massacre, the worst massacre against Jews since the Holocaust," Netanyahu said. “He’s basically supporting – he tries to say that he doesn’t – but he’s supporting the Hamas murderers who raped our women then beheaded them, burnt babies alive, slaughtered our men, took innocent people hostages, 251 men, women, children, babies. That’s who he’s supporting." Netanyahu turned the allegations of genocide against Israel back onto Hamas, emphasising the contrast between Israeli military objectives and the militants’ intent. “And they’re the ones who are responsible for genocide. They would have killed as their charter says and as they themselves proclaimed, they would have killed every single Jew in Israel and every Jew in the world," he stated, adding, “So the genocide charge belongs to our enemies. What we’re doing is trying to fight this genocidal terrorist organization that embeds itself among civilians, prevents us from moving the civilians out of harm’s way… That’s where the real criminals are." Netanyahu asserted that the mayor’s rhetoric creates a dangerous environment for Jewish residents in New York. “He’s fomenting hate. He’s supposed to be the mayor of all New Yorkers: Jews, Christians, Muslims, everyone.
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