Danon calls Mamdani a "clown" and says his arrest threat is "a stunt"
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, in public remarks
“The person who should be arrested is not our prime minister, it is you, Mr. Mamdani.”
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Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon called Mamdani a "clown" over his call to arrest Netanyahu and said the threat was "a stunt," reported by Fox News and Israel National News among others.
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The remarks came the same weekend Mamdani first raised the possibility of an arrest.
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Fetterman and Netanyahu separately made similar dismissive remarks around the same time.
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Case context: Is Mamdani's campaign against Netanyahu's UN visit fomenting hate, or is it accountability for war crimes?
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The case's fixed reference point is the confrontation between Mamdani's campaign and Netanyahu's camp's characterization of it. This is a separate, earlier occasion from Danon's already-recorded statements; he directly mocks and condemns Mamdani's conduct here as well.
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Is Mamdani's campaign against Netanyahu's UN visit fomenting hate, or is it accountability for war crimes?
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