New York Muslim Mayor Mamdani criticized Netanyahu's UN speech

In his statement to the local press in New York, Mamdani expressed his reactions to Netanyahu's speech at the UN.

Mamdani said that Netanyahu used the right to speak from the UN General Assembly rostrum "to repeat baseless lies aimed at legitimizing the genocide against the Palestinians" and emphasized that "these lies" cannot eliminate the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocidal war crimes.

"No lie can change the fact that he is the addressee of the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for allegedly committing war crimes and crimes against humanity," Mamdani said. he said.

Mamdani's post

New York's Muslim Mayor wrote under the video post he made on the social media platform of the US-based company He used the expression.

His post included images of Mamdani planting the olive sapling in question in a large pot in the garden of his house with a Palestinian family and then having dinner together.

ICC issued an arrest warrant

In July, Mamdani acknowledged that New York City authorities did not have the legal authority to implement the decision, but called on US federal authorities to implement the ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu.

The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Gaza Strip in November 2024.