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Mamdani backs off promise to arrest Netanyahu

2026-07-23 08:21:48Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Mamdani backs off promise to arrest Netanyahu
Zohran Mamdani

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who previously vowed to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited the city, now says he does not have the legal authority to do so.

In a video posted on social media, Mamdani called on US federal authorities to act in accordance with the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the Israeli prime minister for alleged war crimes.

Legally, if Netanyahu were to travel to an ICC member state, he could be arrested and handed over to the court. The United States is not a member of the ICC.

President Donald Trump declared that Netanyahu will not be "arrested in any way" during his stay in the United States.

"He is fighting against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which recently killed 52,000 innocent protesters and over the past 47 years has killed American soldiers and others," Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform on Monday.

Trump was reacting to comments Mamdani had made in an interview with The New York Times, where he said he was in "active discussions" with law enforcement authorities about the possibility of implementing the ICC arrest warrant.

But on Tuesday, Mamdani stated that his team had reviewed every legal option and concluded that the municipality does not have the independent authority to enforce such an order.

"The federal government, however, has this authority. I urge them to join the ICC and implement this arrest warrant," he said.

In the video posted on social media, Mamdani added that Netanyahu "is not welcome" in New York City, where he is expected to attend the UN General Assembly in September.

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Gaza in 2024. At the same time, the ICC also issued an arrest warrant for a Hamas commander.

The ICC has jurisdiction to prosecute persons accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, when these are committed in the territory of states that are parties to the Rome Statute, the court's founding treaty.

During his campaign for mayor of New York, Mamdani repeatedly called Netanyahu a “war criminal” and the war in Gaza a “genocide.” He also stated that he would order the police to arrest Netanyahu if he arrived in the city.

At the time, he told The New York Times that "This is something I intend to do," adding that such an arrest would be an execution of an arrest warrant issued by the ICC.

Following Mamdani's interview, Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, responded by telling him, "You were elected to serve the citizens of New York, not Hamas propaganda."


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