{"id":65430,"date":"2026-07-26T14:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/netanyahu-to-attend-un-general-assembly-as-icc-prosecutor-ousted-amid-scandal\/65430\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T14:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:38:15","slug":"netanyahu-to-attend-un-general-assembly-as-icc-prosecutor-ousted-amid-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/netanyahu-to-attend-un-general-assembly-as-icc-prosecutor-ousted-amid-scandal\/65430\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu to Attend UN General Assembly as ICC Prosecutor Ousted Amid Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed he will attend the UN General Assembly in September 2024<\/strong>, dismissing threats of arrest from New York City leadership.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The International Criminal Court (ICC) voted 82-13 to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan<\/strong> on Friday following a lengthy investigation into &quot;serious misconduct&quot; and sexual harassment allegations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani admitted the city lacks legal authority to arrest Netanyahu<\/strong>, despite previously calling him a &quot;war criminal&quot; and urging federal intervention.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Netanyahu dismissed ICC war crimes charges as &quot;bogus,&quot;<\/strong> citing the removal of the prosecutor as evidence of the court&#39;s lack of credibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> announced on Sunday his intention to travel to New York for the <strong>United Nations General Assembly<\/strong> in September. The Prime Minister&#39;s statement comes in direct response to New York City Mayor <strong>Zohran Mamdani<\/strong>, who recently declared that Netanyahu was &quot;not welcome&quot; in the city due to outstanding <strong>International Criminal Court (ICC)<\/strong> arrest warrants related to the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu accused Mayor Mamdani of <strong>&quot;fomenting hate&quot;<\/strong> and attempting to turn different religious and ethnic groups against one another. While Mamdani had previously explored legal avenues for the <strong>New York Police Department (NYPD)<\/strong> to execute the ICC warrant, he acknowledged last week that the city does not have the independent legal authority to do so. The Mayor has instead called on the <strong>U.S. federal government<\/strong> to cooperate with the ICC and apprehend the Israeli leader upon his arrival.<\/p>\n<p>The diplomatic tension coincides with a major upheaval at the <strong>International Criminal Court<\/strong>. On Friday, the <strong>Assembly of States Parties<\/strong> voted by a large majority to remove Chief Prosecutor <strong>Karim Khan<\/strong> from his post. The decision followed a 20-month investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct involving a female aide, which the oversight body concluded constituted a <strong>&quot;serious breach of duty.&quot;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu seized on Khan&#39;s removal to further delegitimize the war crimes charges brought against him in 2024. Speaking on <strong>Fox News<\/strong>, the Prime Minister described the charges as <strong>&quot;bogus&quot;<\/strong> and suggested the warrants were an attempt by the now-ousted prosecutor to divert attention from his own personal scandals. Despite the removal of the prosecutor, legal experts note that the arrest warrants issued by the court&#39;s judges remain active.<\/p>\n<p>The political showdown has also drawn comments from <strong>President Donald Trump<\/strong>, who posted on <strong>Truth Social<\/strong> that Netanyahu &quot;will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form&quot; during his visit. U.S. Ambassador to the UN <strong>Mike Waltz<\/strong> dismissed the Mayor&#39;s threats as &quot;pure political theater,&quot; noting that as a visiting head of state, Netanyahu is protected by significant diplomatic immunity under federal and international law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed he will attend the UN General Assembly in September 2024, dismissing threats 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