Netanyahu heads to UN summit after NYC mayor calls for his arrest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make a rapid 24-hour trip to New York to address the UN General Assembly after Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged his detention.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled for a whirlwind trip to New York, arriving late on Sept. 23, delivering a speech to the UN General Assembly on Sept. 24, and departing that night. The visit follows New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s public call for Netanyahu’s arrest, branding him a war criminal and referencing an ICC arrest warrant issued in November 2024. Israel’s UN envoy Danny Danon criticized the mayor’s statement as political theatrics and noted that the city lacks jurisdiction to enforce the warrant.
Danon emphasized that Netanyahu’s attendance is crucial despite anticipated protests that could disrupt the high-level meetings. The ICC allegations claim Netanyahu used starvation as a weapon and targeted civilians in Gaza, charges Israel rejects. The trip coincides with Jewish holidays and an ongoing Israeli election campaign, adding further political pressure.
How this story developed
- Aug 28 Forgotten Lessons of 9/11 Fuel Growing Islamist Influence in U.S. Politics
- Sep 2 A 21-foot, 16,900-pound steel beam from the World Trade Center's South Tower was delivered to the U.S. Military Academy, marking a stop on the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's Steel Across America tour.
- Sep 5 Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers claimed Democrat Abdul El-Sayed supports the Muslim Brotherhood, but a fact-check found no evidence of such a pledge.
- Sep 5 Data show that 5,892 first responders and nearby residents have died from cancers linked to 9/11 toxins, while 57,044 cases have been documented.
- Sep 6 A new analysis highlights the generational shift in how Americans born after 2001 perceive and commemorate 9/11.
- Sep 7 Donald Trump claimed he went to the World Trade Center site with construction crews the day after 9/11, a statement disputed by first-responders.
- Sep 8 Mayor Mamdani released 170,000 pages of internal records on Ground Zero air‑quality claims.
- Sep 8 Trump added the Medal of Freedom award for Welles Crowther and the cutter‑naming announcement to the memorial event.
- Sep 8 The beam has moved from West Point to Boston as part of the ongoing tour.
- Sep 9 A fact‑check concluded there is no evidence that Abdul El‑Sayed pledged support to the Muslim Brotherhood.
- Sep 9 The released collection includes the October 2001 “Harding memo” that acknowledges the city’s awareness of toxic risks and potential litigation.
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