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NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani says city cannot arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the city lacks legal authority to enforce the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. After reviewing applicable laws, Mamdani concluded that only the federal government could act on the warrant, and he urged U.S. authorities to do so. The mayor previously pledged to seek Netanyahu’s arrest if the Israeli leader visited New York for the United Nations General Assembly, but later retracted that position.

Other officials have weighed in on the issue. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he would cooperate with the UK prime minister to enforce any ICC arrest order should Netanyahu come to London. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio dismissed the ICC as a “stupid organization,” emphasizing that the United States will not recognize its jurisdiction. DSA congressional candidate Oliver Larkin echoed Mamdani’s call for enforcement, and Rabbi David Katz demanded Mamdani’s resignation over his comments on the prime minister. President Donald Trump reiterated that Netanyahu will not be arrested while in the United States. The controversy underscores the clash between municipal leaders’ political statements and the limits of local jurisdiction in international legal matters.

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