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Netanyahu Vows UN Speech in New York Amid ICC Arrest Warrant and Mayor Mamdani Clash
7/27/2026, 1:54:23 AM
Core Event: Planned UN Appearance and Defiance of ICC Warrants
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he will address the United Nations in New York City, explicitly rejecting an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued in November 2024 for alleged war crimes in Gaza. “I intend to come and speak the truth – speak for Israel and for the Israeli-American alliance from the podium of the United Nations,” — Benjamin Netanyahu, israeli prime minister
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Arrest Call and Netanyahu’s Counterattack
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a video labeling Netanyahu a “war criminal” and urging U.S. authorities to enforce the ICC warrant. Netanyahu responded on the same Fox program, accusing Mamdani of “fomenting hate” and claiming the mayor’s remarks incited a stabbing on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. “He’s fomenting hate. He’s supposed to be the mayor of all New Yorkers – Jews, Christians, Muslims, everyone,” — Benjamin Netanyahu, israeli prime minister
Public Opinion Among Jewish Americans
- An AP-NORC poll of over 1,000 Jewish adults found 44 % view Mamdani “somewhat” or “very” favorably, while 39 % view him unfavorably.
- The same poll showed only about 33 % hold a favorable opinion of Netanyahu, with roughly 60 % expressing an unfavorable view; 42 % are “very” unfavorable.
- A YouGov poll released the same week reported 46 % of U.S. respondents believe Netanyahu should be arrested, compared with 28 % who oppose arrest.
- The AP-NORC survey also indicated 30 % of Jewish adults think Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.
Related Violence and Police Response
Following Mamdani’s video, a stabbing occurred on the Upper West Side. The attacker first wounded Chok Sung, a 57-year-old Asian man, then stabbed Moshe Yezhak Grunhaus, a Jewish man, shouting “Allahu akbar.” Police arrested Raul Morales and charged him with two counts of attempted murder as a hate crime.
Verbatim Quotes
- “I intend to come and speak the truth – speak for Israel and for the Israeli-American alliance from the podium of the United Nations,” — Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister “I intend to come and speak the truth – speak for Israel and for the Israeli-American alliance from the podium of the United Nations,” — Benjamin Netanyahu, israeli prime minister
- “He’s fomenting hate. He’s supposed to be the mayor of all New Yorkers – Jews, Christians, Muslims, everyone,” — Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister “He’s fomenting hate. He’s supposed to be the mayor of all New Yorkers – Jews, Christians, Muslims, everyone,” — Benjamin Netanyahu, israeli prime minister
- “What Mamdani is supporting – his wife, his family – he celebrated the October 7th massacre, the worst massacre against Jews since the holocaust,” — Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister “What Mamdani is supporting – his wife, his family – he celebrated the October 7th massacre, the worst massacre against Jews since the holocaust,” — Benjamin Netanyahu, israeli prime minister
