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Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, acknowledged on Tuesday he does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged US federal authorities to do so if the Israeli prime minister visits the US later this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cBenjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people,\u201d Mamdani said in a video posted to social media.<\/p>\n
Mamdani said he believed the international criminal court warrant for Netanyahu\u2019s arrest over alleged war crimes was justified, but admitted he lacked the legal authority to enforce it.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to determine whether New York City could execute the international criminal court\u2019s arrest warrant if Benjamin Netanyahu came here,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cIt is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe federal government, however, does \u2013 and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant,\u201d the mayor added. \u201cAnd I want to be equally clear: Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City, nor is any other war criminal at large.\u201d<\/p>\n
Netanyahu is expected to travel to New York in September for the UN general assembly.<\/p>\n
Mamdani said last week he was reviewing whether he would be able to arrest Netanyahu during that visit, after pledging to do so during his mayoral campaign last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,\u201d Mamdani said in reference to the Dutch city where the international criminal court, which issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in 2024, is located.<\/p>\n
The US does not recognize the ICC\u2019s authority and is not a party to it.<\/p>\n
His remarks drew rebuke from Donald Trump, who insisted Netanyahu \u201cwill not be arrested\u201d on US soil.<\/p>\n
Trump said in a social media post Netanyahu is \u201cfighting against the Islamic Republic of Iran\u201d and \u201cthe only ones that should be arrested are the people that led Iran into this unprecedented spiral of death and destruction\u201d.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu, meanwhile, said he was \u201cnot concerned\u201d about Mamdani\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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