Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani’s warning to arrest him and call him “stupid” and indicated the plans to visit the city with former US President Donald Trump despite the threat.
Netanyahu spoke to the New York Post on Monday evening during a working dinner with Trump and said, “I don’t care. I don’t care. In the world there is enough madness, but I think it never ends. That’s stupid and in many ways it’s stupid.
Trump that stood beside him wittyly added, “I’ll get him out.”
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, and a Queens Assembly, said last year he would not welcome Netanyahu in New York to arrest the International Criminal Court against Netanyah and former Israeli Defense Minister Yaav Gallant over alleged war crimes.
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“No. As mayor, New York City would be arrested by Benjamin Netanyah.
In response to Netanyah, which started a warning, Trump assured the Israeli leader that he had nothing to worry about. “It will be very fine. And we do not know who will be the mayor, but this is a communist. He is not a socialist. He is a communist and said really bad things about Jewish people,” Trump said.
“He said some really bad things about many people. And I think he’s going through a little honeymoon right now, but he could do it. He’s going to behave. He’ll be.
Trump also repeated his threat to cut off federal assistance to New York if Mamdani conflicts with his administration.
Mamdani recently scored a surprising victory over the former Governor in New York Andrew Cuom in the primary democratic mayor. He was a strong critic of Israeli actions in Gaza and his handling of Palestinians.
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