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Netanyahu accuses NYC's Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' after arrest threat
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Key Points:
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to attend the UN General Assembly in New York despite threats from NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to arrest him over an ICC-issued war crimes warrant.
- Mamdani later retracted the arrest threat, acknowledging he lacks the legal authority to enforce the International Criminal Court's warrant against Netanyahu.
- Netanyahu accused Mamdani of fomenting hate and dividing New Yorkers, referencing recent hate crime stabbings targeting Jewish and Asian individuals in the city.
- Mamdani, a vocal critic of Israel's Gaza military operations, had campaigned on enforcing the ICC warrant but reversed his stance after legal review.
- The conflict in Gaza has resulted in significant casualties, with over 73,000 killed since October 2023, including many children, according to Hamas-run health authorities and UN assessments.
