Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded Sunday evening to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's threat to work for his arrest, telling him to focus on repairing the damage his policies have caused to New York.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded Sunday evening to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's threat to work for his arrest, issuing a statement through his office that accused Mamdani of trying to deflect attention from his failures. The PMO statement, published in English and Hebrew, described the International Criminal Court arrest warrant as a 'kangaroo court' issued by a 'tainted' former prosecutor. Netanyahu said Mamdani should focus on fixing the damage his policies have caused in New York rather than attacking the leader of the Jewish state. The exchange follows Mamdani's earlier statement that he would seek to arrest Netanyahu during the upcoming UN General Assembly visit, and US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz's rejection of the threat as 'pure political theater.' As The Zioneer reported, Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon also dismissed Mamdani's authority to act.
8 developments
- DevelopingTimes of Israel: Mamdani's arrest threat against Netanyahu would boost both men's political brands
- StrongNYC Mayor Mamdani: Netanyahu is a 'war criminal,' should be in The Hague — but no new laws
- DevelopingNetanyahu says NYC Mayor Mamdani secretly hates America
- StrongIsraeli officials dismiss Mamdani's arrest threat against Netanyahu; Danon says he should be arrested
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- Internal intake