Netanyahu says he’s ‘going to New York’ to attend UNGA despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani urging authorities to arrest him
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has no intention of cancelling his planned visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly in
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has no intention of cancelling his planned visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly in September despite repeated calls from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his arrest. Speaking to Fox News following his White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (July 29), Netanyahu said he would go ahead with the trip. "I'm going to New York," Netanyahu said. 'I'm going to speak the truth' Netanyahu said he intends to use his visit to challenge Mamdani's criticism of Israel and what he described as divisive rhetoric.
"I'm going to speak the truth in front of this hate-spewing elected official who's pitting one group of New Yorkers against the others. He's turning them against New York Jews," Netanyahu told the news outlet. Mamdani has called Netanyahu a 'war criminal' Mamdani has been a critic of Netanyahu over Israel's military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. He has described the Israeli leader as a "war criminal". While acknowledging that New York City officials do not have the legal authority to arrest Netanyahu under the International Criminal Court's (ICC) warrant, Mamdani has urged US federal authorities to enforce it if the Israeli prime minister visits the city.
Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of fomenting hate Responding to the mayor's comments, Netanyahu accused Mamdani of fueling hostility toward New York's Jewish community. The Israeli leader said the mayor was deliberately trying to turn New Yorkers against Jewish residents through his public statements. Netanyahu rejects ICC warrant During the interview, Netanyahu also dismissed the International Criminal Court's case against him, describing the court as illegitimate. "They don't charge Hezbollah… Supposedly, they charged Hamas, but a guy who's already dead.
So no, it's fake. It's one big fake," Netanyahu told Fox News.
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