Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations called for the arrest of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States next week.

The Israeli diplomat’s remarks came in response to Mamdani’s desire to arrest Netanyahu when he is in New York City for the high-level engagement week of the U.N. General Assembly.

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