New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stepped up his criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring that the Israeli leader is "not welcome in New York City" and urging the US federal government to enforce the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant against him.
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In a video posted on X on Tuesday, Mamdani accused Netanyahu of committing grave crimes during Israel's military campaign in Gaza, calling him "a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people."
He said Netanyahu was responsible "for the maiming of tens of thousands of children as those who survive undergo amputation without anesthesia. For the targeting of neonatal hospitals and maternity care centers, denying newborns even the chance to live. For the countless people he starved as he blocked food and humanitarian aid from reaching them."
