AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Netanyahu's office rebukes NYC Mayor Mamdani over ICC arrest threat
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office fired back Sunday at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after the Democratic mayor called Netanyahu a "war criminal" and said his administration was exploring whether it could arrest him during an expected visit to the city. The response, posted on X, dismissed the International Criminal Court warrant Mamdani […] The post Netanyahu's office rebukes NYC Mayor Mamdani over ICC arrest threat appeared first on American Almanac .
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office fired back Sunday at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after the Democratic mayor called Netanyahu a "war criminal" and said his administration was exploring whether it could arrest him during an expected visit to the city. The response, posted on X, dismissed the International Criminal Court warrant Mamdani invoked as illegitimate and accused the mayor of using the controversy to distract from his own record. The clash sets up what could become an extraordinary diplomatic confrontation ahead of the U.N. General Assembly in September, when Netanyahu is expected in New York. And the reaction was bipartisan, with even prominent Democrats lining up to call Mamdani's posture reckless. …Open