Netanyahu attacks Mamdani over ICC arrest call, says he’s trying to pit one community against another

4 min readNew DelhiJul 27, 2026 12:14 PM IST Benjamin Netanyahu said Zohran Mamdani was failing to represent all New Yorkers by targeting him over the war in Gaza. (Source: File)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hit back at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after the latter urged the US government to arrest him over the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) warrant if he visits New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September. Calling Mamdani’s remarks divisive, Netanyahu accused the mayor of “fomenting hate” and insisted he would travel to New York as planned. Speaking to the Fox News channel’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Netanyahu said Mamdani was failing to represent all New Yorkers by targeting him over the war in Gaza. “He’s supposed to