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Netanyahu Is Defiant In Face Of Legal Challenges

Episode Summary

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he would still visit New York despite a pledge by the city’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, to honor an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes. The prime minister also discusses the corruption charges he is facing, as well as his political future. “When history is within reach, you don’t step aside, you step forward, and that is what I am doing,” said Mr. Netanyahu.

Episode Notes

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he would still visit New York despite a pledge by the city’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, to honor an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes.

The prime minister also discusses the corruption charges he is facing, as well as his political future. “When history is within reach, you don’t step aside, you step forward, and that is what I am doing,” said Mr. Netanyahu.