New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has called for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing alleged war crimes. However, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, has blasted Mamdani’s remarks as a ‘stunt’ and a ‘joke’.

Background

Mamdani accused Netanyahu of being a ‘war criminal’ and the ‘architect of a horrific genocide’ against Palestinians. He also claimed that Netanyahu was responsible for the killing of over 73,000 people and the maiming of tens of thousands of children.

Danon pushed back against these allegations, stating that there is a lot of humanitarian aid coming into Gaza every day and that nobody speaks about those issues anymore. He also argued that Mamdani wants to resume spreading ‘blood libels’ against Israel and the Jewish people.

Response

Danon said that Mamdani’s remarks are ‘baseless’ and that the U.S. is not part of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which issued a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest. He also stated that the prime minister is not dealing with Mamdani’s remarks and will come to New York to speak at the United Nations General Assembly in September.

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