Israeli UN envoy blasts Mamdani as 'clown' over call to arrest Netanyahu: 'It's a stunt'

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations connected Wednesday blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arsenic a "clown" for demanding national authorities apprehension Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu erstwhile helium arrives successful the city.

Danon’s remarks came aft Mamdani accused Netanyahu of being a "war criminal" and the "architect of a horrific genocide" against Palestinians portion calling connected the national authorities to execute an International Criminal Court apprehension warrant against the Israeli leader.

Netanyahu is scheduled to code the United Nations General Assembly successful Manhattan successful September.

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Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon speaks during a United Nations exigency information assembly gathering connected Lebanon astatine the UN Headquarters successful New York, connected Mar. 31. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

"Those baseless remarks astir harassing the Prime Minister—it's a joke, and he's a clown," Danon told Fox News Digital connected Wednesday.

"Everyone knows it's a show. It's a stunt," Danon said. "A politician should beryllium dealing with the stateless people, the garbage successful New York, and permission overseas affairs to the radical successful Washington who are elected to bash it. He should instrumentality attraction of the information of the radical successful New York—especially the Jewish community, which is seeing the emergence of antisemitism—that is his archetypal responsibility."

The YouTube transmission for the New York City Mayor's Office released a video connected July 21 titled, "Benjamin Netanyahu is simply a warfare criminal."

"Benjamin Netanyahu is simply a warfare criminal, the designer of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people," Mamdani begins, restating comments helium made successful an interrogation with The New York Times.

Mamdani leveled a bid of allegations against the Israeli leader, claiming helium was "responsible for the sidesplitting of much than 73,000 people, for the maiming of tens of thousands of children, arsenic those who past acquisition amputation without anesthesia."

He besides accused Netanyahu of targeting neonatal hospitals and maternity attraction centers and alleged that helium blocked nutrient and humanitarian aid.

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"Just past month, the U.N. confirmed that Palestinian children proceed to beryllium deliberately targeted and killed by Israeli equipped forces, much than 8 months aft the alleged ceasefire," Mamdani said. "All arsenic we, arsenic Americans, wage for the bombs that bash the killing. There is simply a crushed the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest."

Danon pushed backmost sharply against the mayor's accusations.

"There is simply a batch of humanitarian assistance coming into Gaza each day," Danon argued.

"Nobody speaks astir those issues anymore, but helium wants to resume spreading humor libels—promoting the claims of genocide, starvation and each those lies that were dispersed by him, by his woman and by different radical during the war."

"He wants to spell backmost to this situation, but contiguous determination are nary humanitarian issues successful Gaza," Danon added.

"Mamdani continues to beforehand those humor libels against Israel and against the Jews."

Mamdani besides said that City Hall cannot enactment connected the warrant unilaterally.

"It is wide that we bash not person the autarkic ineligible authorization to enforce this warrant. The national government, however, does, and I telephone connected them to articulation the ICC and execute this warrant," Mamdani stated, adding: "Benjamin Netanyahu is not invited successful New York City, nor is immoderate different warfare transgression astatine large."

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his medication is exploring whether the metropolis has ineligible authorization to apprehension Netanyahu if helium visits for the U.N. General Assembly. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli officials powerfully contradict each charges. Netanyahu’s bureau has rejected the ICC’s jurisdiction, labeling it "a kangaroo tribunal that has nary jurisdiction implicit Americans oregon Israelis."

"People are smart; they cognize there's nary ineligible ground for his remarks," Danon said. "The U.S. is not portion of the ICC. There is nary warrant that is really effectual against the Prime Minister successful the U.S. So it's a governmental stunt."

"We person superior issues to woody with—the warfare with Iran and different captious matters," Danon continued.

"The Prime Minister is not really dealing with Mamdani's remarks astatine all. He said it precise clearly: helium intends to travel and talk astatine the U.N."

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"Prime Minister Netanyahu volition travel to New York and volition talk successful the General Assembly," Danon said. "The lone happening the politician tin bash is travel to the U.N., drawback a seat, perceive to the Prime Minister and possibly larn thing from his speech."

"Last year, Mayor Adams came to the Prime Minister's speech," Danon noted. "A section person tin travel and hear. That's the lone happening helium tin do."