New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is consulting legal advisers about the possible arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he travels to the city for the United Nations General Assembly in September 2026, arguing that the Israeli leader faces International Criminal Court charges and belongs on trial in The Hague.
Netanyahu, in an interview with radio host Sid Rosenberg, accused Mamdani of secretly harbouring hostility toward the United States. Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, insisted Netanyahu will attend the assembly and return home without obstruction, dismissing the arrest talk.
The dispute unfolds against shifting American opinion: a May 2026 poll found nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters opposed US military aid to Israel, underscoring the domestic political currents surrounding the confrontation.