Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Wednesday morning that he will travel to New York in September to address the UN General Assembly, directly responding to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's calls for his arrest over the ICC warrant. Netanyahu accused Mamdani of spreading hatred against Jewish New Yorkers and said he would 'speak the truth' before the elected official.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provided additional details Wednesday morning regarding his planned trip to New York, confirming he will address the UN General Assembly in September and directly confronting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has called for his arrest under the International Criminal Court warrant. 'First of all I'm going to New York… I'm going to speak the truth in front of this hate-spewing elected official,' Netanyahu said. He accused Mamdani of inciting hatred against Jewish New Yorkers: 'He's pitting one group of New Yorkers against the others. He's turning them against New York Jews. I mean what are we, in the 1930s? So much hate. So many lies.'
The announcement follows an earlier statement from Netanyahu this morning that he would travel to New York, as The Zioneer reported. The Prime Minister's decision to attend the UN General Assembly had been uncertain after Mamdani vowed to enforce the ICC arrest warrant, though legal experts have noted that the warrant does not obligate U.S. authorities to act. Mamdani has previously called Netanyahu a 'war criminal' and said he would use whatever legal authority he has in New York to promote the arrest, but acknowledged he would not pass new laws to enable it.
Netanyahu's trip is expected to take place in September, with the exact date of his address to be announced. The confrontation with Mamdani has become a central political issue, with the Prime Minister framing the mayor's stance as an attack on Jewish New Yorkers.
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- DevelopingNYC Mayor Mamdani calls on residents to protest when Netanyahu visits New York
- StrongTrump reportedly rejects NYC mayor's threat to arrest Netanyahu during UN visit
- DevelopingNetanyahu's UN speech scheduled for September 24 in New York
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