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Well, we can put that to bed.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a late Tuesday X post that his administration does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu should the Israeli prime minister return to New York City for the UN General Assembly this fall, quashing a back-and-forth that escalated over the weekend.
“My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to determine whether New York City could execute the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant if Benjamin Netanyahu came here,” Mamdani said in the post. “It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant. The federal government, however, does, and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant.”
President Donald Trump has said that Netanyahu won’t be arrested “in any way, shape, or form” during his scheduled September visit to New York.
Though he acknowledged his administration had no jurisdiction, Mamdani was clear about his feelings regarding the Israeli prime minister.
“Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City, nor is any other war criminal at large,” the mayor said. “While we cannot end the genocide on our own, we can decide whether our silence will become another weapon, and we can examine every tool we have to defend the humanity and dignity of all people. That is my commitment to you.”
The fracas started after Mamdani, in a recent interview, refused to rule out attempting to arrest Netanyahu if he returns for the UN General Assembly.
On Sunday, Netanyahu reposted a statement from his office, which slammed both Mamdani and the International Criminal Court, the body that issued a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest.
