US EditionZohran Mamdani Says He Will Have Netanyahu Arrested if He's Elected New York Mayor: ‘Have to Stand For…’
Zohran Mamdani, leading Democratic mayoral nominee, aims to enforce International Criminal Court warrants against Netanyahu and Putin, despite legal challenges and U.S. non-recognition of the ICC.
- Zohran Mamdani, the leading Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, has promised that if elected, he will instruct local police to detain Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he visit the city.
- This pledge follows the ICC's November 2024 warrant accusing Netanyahu of war crimes in Gaza, amid Israel's ongoing conflict with Hamas since October 2023.
- Mamdani expressed a strong commitment to the pledge and plans to ensure the city advocates for international law, despite warnings from legal experts that such actions could violate federal law.
- A Times/Siena poll showed 43% of likely voters favor Mamdani's approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while Netanyahu dismissed the arrest threat as "silly" and said he was not worried.
- Mamdani's promise could provoke a clash with federal authorities as the US does not recognize ICC jurisdiction, and President Trump warned that ongoing mayoral competition weakens opposition to Mamdani.
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Zohran Mamdani says he will have Netanyahu arrested if he's elected New York mayor: ‘Have to stand for…’
“This is a moment where we cannot look to the federal government for leadership,” Mr. Mamdani said. “This is a moment when cities and states will have to demonstrate what it actually looks like to stand up for our own values, our own people.”
Zohran Mamdani Repeats Threat To Arrest Netanyahu In New York If Elected
Democrat nominee for mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani has said that if he is elected he would order for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be arrested by the New York Police Department if he enters the city.
New York: Mamdani vows to order Netanyahu’s arrest if elected
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has said that if elected mayor of New York City, he would order the arrest of Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu if he visited. Speaking to The New York Times on Thursday, the politician said he would honour the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant and have Netanyahu arrested by having him apprehended at the airport. "This is something that I intend to fulfil," Mamdani told the newspaper. "It is my…
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Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, said that if elected, he would order the New York Police Department to arrest Israel's prime minister if he sets foot in the...
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