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Netanyahu Fires Back at NYC Mayor Mamdani's Vow to Enforce 'Bogus Arrest Warrant'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office is accusing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of attacking the Jewish state to distract from his record in New York after calling Netanyahu a 'war criminal.'
'The ICC is a kangaroo court that has no jurisdiction over Americans or Israelis,' Netanyahu's office wrote in an X post Sunday, amid recent reports he is nearing a trip to the White House to meet with President Donald Trump.
Netanyahu's office characterized the ICC warrant as 'bogus,' issued by 'a disgraced former ICC Prosecutor, Karim Khan' just before allegations of sexual misconduct became public.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dismissed Mamdani's threat as 'political theater,' calling him 'a communist, antisemitic mayor' attempting to generate media attention. Democratic figures including former NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Senator John Fetterman criticized Mamdani's stance, with Fetterman calling him 'a clown' for the announcement.