Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Tuesday that he will travel to New York in September for the United Nations General Assembly, despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani's repeated demands for his arrest as a war criminal.
Speaking after a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, Netanyahu rejected calls by the New York City mayor to have him detained upon arrival over international war crimes allegations related to military campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon.
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"I'm going to New York," Netanyahu said.
The Israeli leader accused the mayor of fostering hostility against the local Jewish population while defending his upcoming appearance at the international summit.
"I'm going to speak the truth in front of this hate-spewing elected official who's pitting one group of New Yorkers against the others.
He's turning them against New York Jews," Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu also referenced historical anti-Semitism during his remarks regarding the current political environment in the city.
"What are we in the 1930s? What is this?
So much hate, so many lies," he said.
He further criticized the International Criminal Court, which previously issued an arrest warrant against him, dismissing the international tribunal's legitimacy while warning that its authority could eventually target American leadership and military personnel.
"They don't charge Hezbollah… Supposedly, they charged Hamas, but a guy who's already dead. So no, it's fake.
It's one big fake," Netanyahu said.
He continued to criticize the international court while speaking on host Sean Hannity's program.
