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NYC Mayor Calls Netanyahu War Criminal, Urges ICC Warrant

7/24/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani wished Jewish New Yorkers a Tisha B’Av, “history” and “resiliency” without mentioning Israel.
He called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal and urged a 2024 ICC warrant, saying NYC cannot arrest him during a UN visit.
A July 2026 AP-NORC poll of 1,022 Jewish adults found about six in 10 view anti-Jewish prejudice as serious, one-third feel unsafe, and sharp divisions over the Gaza war.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani wished Jewish New Yorkers a Tisha B’Av, “history” and “resiliency” without mentioning Israel.
He called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal and urged a 2024 ICC warrant, saying NYC cannot arrest him during a UN visit.
A July 2026 AP-NORC poll of 1,022 Jewish adults found about six in 10 view anti-Jewish prejudice as serious, one-third feel unsafe, and sharp divisions over the Gaza war.