Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been involved in a war\nof words with New York Mayor Zohlar Mamdani. This friction has\nintensified ahead of Netanyahu\u2019s arrival in New York.<\/p>\n
According to reports on Wednesday (23\/9\/2026), Mamdani had previously\nmentioned considering attempts to have Netanyahu arrested while in New\nYork during the annual UN Summit. However, he acknowledged that he is\nunable to carry out such an action.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu is currently facing an arrest warrant from the\nInternational Criminal Court (ICC). However, Israel and the United\nStates do not recognise the court, and leaders visiting the UN generally\nenjoy legal immunity from US authorities.<\/p>\n
Recently, Netanyahu posted a video mocking Mamdani, calling him\nshameful. \u201cYour shameful actions are inciting riots against the Jewish\nresidents of New York,\u201d Netanyahu stated in the video uploaded on 22\nSeptember.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will come to the UN, I will tell the truth about our heroic\nsoldiers, and I will tell the truth about you,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Mamdani himself described the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023 as\n\u2018horrific war crimes\u2019 and condemned violence against Jewish residents in\nNew York. He also participated in the observance of Yom Kippur, the\nholiest day in the Jewish calendar, in New York.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu\u2019s stay in New York is expected to be brief. His aircraft is\nalso avoiding New York airports.<\/p>\n
Reports from the prominent Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, as\ncited by Middle East Monitor on Wednesday (23\/9\/2026), indicate that\nNetanyahu\u2019s plane will not land at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International\nAirport during his visit to the US on Thursday (24\/9) local time. This\nreport emerges amid concerns that Mamdani might order the aircraft to\ndepart immediately.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu\u2019s aircraft, the official Israeli state plane known as the\n\u2018Wing of Zion\u2019, is reported to land at a military base in New Jersey or\nNewark Liberty International Airport, also located in New Jersey.<\/p>\n
Yedioth Ahronoth linked this decision to \u2018difficulties in\ncoordinating with US authorities\u2019 and fears that Mamdani could order the\nWing of Zion to take off immediately, preventing the plane from\nremaining at the airport while Netanyahu attends the UN General\nAssembly. Consequently, the plane is expected to land in New Jersey.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu\u2019s visit to New York has also been significantly shortened\nto less than 24 hours. CBS News reported that Netanyahu will arrive in\nthe US in the morning, deliver a speech at the UN General Assembly, and\nthen immediately fly back to Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cNetanyahu has decided to significantly shorten his visit to New York\nand will not stay overnight due to concerns over protests,\u201d stated\nsources familiar with the matter, as quoted by Yedioth Ahronoth.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on Thursday\n(24\/9) local time. He has also cancelled plans to stop in Texas to meet\nUS billionaire Elon Musk.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are challenges in coordination, either due to the need to land\nfor refueling or because the US side prefers not to coordinate at the\nlast minute,\u201d an Israeli source told Yedioth Ahronoth.<\/p>\n
There has been no direct response from Israel or the US regarding\nthese reports.<\/p>\n
Mamdani has responded to Netanyahu\u2019s mockery, asserting that he is\nnot inciting riots targeting Jewish people and stating that Netanyahu\u2019s\nclaims are untrue.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all know that what the Prime Minister (Netanyahu) said in the\nvideo is not true,\u201d said Mamdani.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old New York Mayor went further, calling Netanyahu the\n\u2018architect of genocide\u2019 against the Palestinian people. He also\nrevisited the issue of the arrest warrant against Netanyahu.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we truly know as the truth regarding the Prime Minister is that\nhe is the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for\nalleged war crimes and crimes against humanity,\u201d Mamdani stated,\nreferring to Netanyahu.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs Prime Minister, he is the architect of a horrific genocide\nagainst the Palestinian people, and just a few days ago, his military\nkilled an 11-year-old boy in an area considered a safe zone in Gaza,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tensions-escalate-between-mamdani-and-netanyahu-in-new-york-1790175525", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }