Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon lashed out at\u00a0Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a press conference Thursday \u2014 calling for his arrest ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s planned visit to New York City next week.<\/p>\n
\u201c[He made] this ridiculous claim that he can or he should arrest the Prime Minister<\/a>,\u201d Danon said, according to C-SPAN footage<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIf someone should be arrested, it\u2019s Mayor Mamdani for inciting, for actually collaborating with the enemy of the United States,\u201d he said without elaborating. <\/p>\n The 55-year-old ambassador accused Mamdani of sewing antisemitic chaos after he was asked by a reporter about Netanyahu\u2019s plan to visit the Big Apple for a UN General Assembly meeting next Wednesday.<\/p>\n Ambassador Danny Danon of Israel speaks to the press at a Security Council stakeout ahead of a meeting on the situation in Syria at UN Headquarters in New York, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Lev Radin\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n \u201cPrime Minister Netanyahu<\/a> will proudly address the General Assembly. He will do so despite threats, incitement and antisemitic rhetoric we have heard from the mayor of the city of New York,\u201d he said, according to footage posted by Jewish Insider.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe mayor is supposed to make sure we have a quiet week with less traffic and issues \u2014 but he\u2019s doing the exact opposite. He\u2019s inciting, calling for people to demonstrate against our prime minister but none of that will stop us,\u201d Danon said.<\/p>\n New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he wants to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu in a video posted to X on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. X\/@NYCMayor<\/p>\n Dannon\u2019s remarks came after Mamdani said in July he\u2019s seeking a legal loophole\u00a0to arrest Netanyahu<\/a> during his September visit for alleged war crimes.<\/p>\n The pro-Palestine socialist pol, who is staunchly critical of Israel, made prominent campaign pledges calling for Netanyahu\u2019s arrest <\/a>during his mayoral run in late 2025, and\u00a0has doubled down repeatedly in recent months, including on social media.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope that he realizes he has a responsibility, not to call for people to demonstrate but to take care of the city and to make sure that next week will be a quiet functioning week for the thousands of people that will come from all around the world to participate in the UN [Assembly],\u201d Danon said Thursday.<\/p>\n Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit New York City for a UN event on Sept. 23. REUTERS<\/p>\n During the press conference, Danon also spoke about the country\u2019s ongoing war with Hamas and how Israel has faced security threats from Syria, along with Hezbollah and ISIS.<\/p>\n Danon\u00a0himself has been critical of the prime minister, earning the description of being a \u201cright-wing thorn in Netanyahu\u2019s side,\u201d according to the UK Guardian.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t