Mamdani has called Netanyahu a "war criminal" and an “architect of genocide," and urged New Yorkers to protest his visit for a UN summit.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani floated arresting Netanyahu in NYC, but federal law and diplomatic immunity make the idea legally impossible.

Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot described NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s statement as dangerous, inflammatory, and “pure antisemitism, with no basis in fact.”