Netanyahu Vows to Target NYC Mayor Mamdani in UN Speech
Security concerns and a feud with Zohran Mamdani have compressed Netanyahu’s trip to a few hours, limiting meetings with world leaders, officials said.
- On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in New York for an unusually brief visit to address the United Nations General Assembly, spending less than eight hours in the city before departing for Israel.
- The visit's brevity reflects rocky US-Israeli ties, with security officials reportedly urging the Prime Minister to minimize his time on American soil. His schedule excluded meetings with President Donald Trump or other senior US officials.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly confronted Netanyahu, labeling him a "war criminal" and demanding his arrest under an International Criminal Court warrant. Mamdani later stated the city lacked the independent legal authority to detain him.
- Focusing on Iran, Netanyahu promised "surprises" during his UN address, declaring "I will fight for the truth" about the regime in Tehran. He continued his tradition of using visual aids to warn against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Israel faces deepening diplomatic isolation following the Gaza war, with former allies Britain and France recently imposing sanctions on West Bank settlements. Critics, including former UN official Craig Mokhiber, argue the institution failed to hold the Prime Minister accountable for alleged war crimes.
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Demonstrations were held in New York on Thursday against the Israeli prime minister, reports US correspondent Rosa Kettumäki.
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