Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post
Benjamin Netanyahu fired back at Mayor‑elect Zohran Mamdani earlier this week, confidently announcing that he would appear in New York – despite the mayor’s pledge to bring Israel’s prime minister before the International Criminal Court on Gaza‑related charges.
“I’ll come to New York,” Netanyahu said in a video address from Israel at the Dealbook Summit held at Lincoln Center on Wednesday. “Yes, of course I will.”
The accompanying image shows Mamdani speaking to reporters while holding an umbrella in the rain, with a note that she would honor the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu if he set foot in the city. (Credit: Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post)
Another picture, credited to Reuters, depicts Netanyahu during a Knesset plenary session.
Throughout the campaign, Mamdani promised to enforce the ICC warrant against the Israeli leader over the Gaza conflict. When asked whether he would meet the mayor, Netanyahu replied that a dialogue would only proceed if the mayor accepted Israel’s right to exist.
“If [Mamdani] changes his mind and says that we have the right to exist, that’ll be a good opening for a conversation,” he added in response to a question about a potential meeting with the mayor‑elect.
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