Mamdani acknowledges he doesn’t have authority to arrest Netanyahu
Mamdani said the federal government, not New York City, must act on the International Criminal Court warrant alleging Netanyahu committed war crimes.
- On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a video declaring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal" and urging the federal government to execute an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.
- After his administration "has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law," Mamdani acknowledged New York City lacks the independent legal authority to enforce the warrant himself.
- The International Criminal Court warrant alleges Netanyahu is "allegedly responsible for the war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare" spanning October 8, 2023, through May 20, 2024.
- President Donald Trump stated Monday via Truth Social that Netanyahu "will not be arrested, in any way, shape or form, while in the United States," directly countering Mamdani's federal call.
- United Nations Danny Danon responded on X, "Enough with the attacks on Jewish organizations," accusing the mayor of serving Hamas propaganda and undermining New York service.
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The mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, said on Tuesday that his administration did not have the legal capacity to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu as he envisaged, and called on the US federal authorities to act.
The Mayor of New York hopes that the Israeli leader will be arrested at the UN General Assembly in New York in September.
Netanyhau is a war criminal, responsible for a terrible genocide. I agree with the International Criminal Court that he should be arrested and tried. My administration has assessed every possible way on the basis of existing laws to determine whether New York can execute the arrest warrant. But it is clear that we do not [...] L'articolo The mayor of New York Mamdani: "Netanyahu is a war criminal but I do not have the authority to order his arre…
The mayor of New York, Democrat Zohran Mamdani, said Tuesday night, in a video broadcast on his social networks, that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, “is not welcome” in the city, and demanded that the government of Donald Trump, as soon as the Israeli president stepped on U.S. soil, execute the arrest warrant issued in 2024 by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Continue reading
Mamdani: We Can't Arrest Netanyahu, but Feds Should
New York's mayor says his hands are tied on Benjamin Netanyahu—but Washington's aren't. In a video posted late Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city lacks the legal authority to act on an International Criminal Court warrant for the Israeli prime minister, but urged the federal government to join...
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