Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a "clown" for demanding federal authorities arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives in the city.Danon’s remarks came after Mamdani accused Netanyahu of being a "war criminal" and the "architect of a horrific genocide" against Palestinians while calling on the federal government to execute an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against the Israeli leader.Netanyahu is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan in September.NETANYAHU FIRES BACK AT NYC MAYOR MAMDANI'S VOW TO ENFORCE 'BOGUS ARREST WARRANT'Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon speaks during a United Nations emergency security council meeting on Lebanon at the UN Headquarters in New York, on Mar.31.
(CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)"Those baseless remarks about harassing the Prime Minister—it's a joke, and he's a clown," Danon told Fox News Digital on Wednesday."Everyone knows it's a show.It's a stunt," Danon said.
"A mayor should be dealing with the homeless people, the garbage in New York, and leave foreign affairs to the people in Washington who are elected to do it.He should take care of the security of the people in New York—especially the Jewish community, which is seeing the rise of antisemitism—that is his first responsibility."The YouTube channel for the New York City Mayor's Office released a video on July 21 titled, "Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.""Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people," Mamdani begins, restating comments he made in an interview with The New York Times.Mamdani leveled a series of allegations against the Israeli leader, claiming he was "responsible for the killing of more than 73,000 people, for the maiming of tens of thousands of children, as those who survive undergo amputation without anesthesia."He also accused Netanyah...