New Delhi, July 8 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani's warning to have him arrested, calling it "silly", and hinted at plans to visit the city alongside former US President Donald Trump despite the threat.

Speaking to New York Post on Monday evening during a working dinner with Trump, Netanyahu said, "I'm not concerned about that. There's enough craziness in the world, but I guess it never ends. This is folly and it's silly in many ways. I'm going to come there with President Trump and we'll see."

Trump, standing beside him, jokingly added, "I'll get him out."

Mamdani, a democratic socialist and Queens assemblyman, had said last year that he would not welcome Netanyahu to...