Netanyahu Vows UN Speech in New York Despite ICC Warrant and 46% US Backing for Arrest
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 26
Netanyahu Vows UN Speech in New York Despite ICC Warrant and 46% US Backing for Arrest
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 26
Summary
Netanyahu said he will travel to New York to address the United Nations, brushing aside the ICC arrest warrant and Mamdani’s insistence that he should be arrested if he comes to the US.
November 2024 ICC warrants target Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, though Mamdani recently acknowledged New York City lacks authority to arrest him itself.
Fox News remarks from Netanyahu escalated the clash: he accused Mamdani of fomenting hate and repeated false claims tying Mamdani and his wife to celebration of the October 7 attack.
US opinion in the report cuts against Netanyahu’s line—46% in a new YouGov poll say he should be arrested, while an AP-NORC survey found 44% of Jewish adults viewed Mamdani favorably versus only about one-third for Netanyahu.