Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed at Stewart military airfield in New York State, outside the city limits, ahead of his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York. Netanyahu did not land at JFK Airport in New York due to coordination difficulties with American authorities and also due to concerns that Mayor Zahran Mammadani would order the Wing of Zion to take off immediately from the airfield and not wait there until Netanyahu's return. In an unprecedented move, Netanyahu will stay in New York for only a few hours, will not spend the night there and will fly back to Israel in the evening. Sources involved in the details estimate that the decision was made due to concerns about protests.
Netanyahu lands at military airfield in New York State ahead of UN speech
Itamar Eichner|
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