Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, D.C. this week reignited controversial demands for his arrest in response to ongoing proceedings before the International Criminal Court.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reiterated his threat to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in comments published this month as part of a New York Times news article. During the interview, Mamdani reportedly insisted, “Whatever the law allows me to do in New York City, that’s what we will do.”
Although Mamdani later admitted his government “does not have the independent legal authority to enforce” the ICC warrant, he nonetheless asserted he agrees with the international tribunal that Netanyahu should be arrested and insisted that the prime minister “is not welcome” in New York City.
Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) then contended during an interview posted last week that even though Mamdani lacks the authority, “the American president” should arrest Netanyahu “in accordance with international law.”
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