{"id":13583,"date":"2026-07-22T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13583"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:00:16","slug":"mamdani-says-new-york-city-cant-arrest-netanyahu-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13583","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani says New York City can&#8217;t arrest Netanyahu : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-134883\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" 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class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Anna Connors\/Anna Connors\/Pool The New York Times<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NEW YORK \u2014 New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said late Tuesday that the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the world&#8217;s top war-crimes court for Israel&#8217;s Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so.<\/p>\n<p>In the video Mamdani described the Israeli prime minister as a &#8220;war criminal&#8221; and said he is not welcome in New York City.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-134880-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket 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data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4925x4925+1230+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2Faa%2F1a550d314bceac394b9025cfd5cf%2Fgettyimages-2185244409.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"The International Criminal Court (ICC) building is pictured on Thursday in The Hague. The International Criminal Court on November 21, 2024 issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas' military chief Mohammed Deif.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-134880-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant,&#8221; he said in a video posted on X. &#8220;The federal government however does and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant,&#8221; he added, referring to the International Criminal Court.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani had told the New York Times earlier this month that he and the city&#8217;s legal department were discussing arresting Netanyahu if he comes to New York City for the U.N. General Assembly in September.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>President Donald Trump on Monday told Netanyahu in a social media post that he &#8220;will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America.&#8221; The post did not directly mention Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani had said throughout his mayoral election campaign last year that he would seek to order the city&#8217;s police to arrest Netanyahu under the criminal court&#8217;s warrant over Netanyahu&#8217;s role in the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-134884\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 8388;&#10;        --source-height: 5592;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8388x5592+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F3b%2F2f71224e4963b3568080c8be3977%2Fap26195656196702.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8388x5592+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F3b%2F2f71224e4963b3568080c8be3977%2Fap26195656196702.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8388x5592+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F3b%2F2f71224e4963b3568080c8be3977%2Fap26195656196702.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8388x5592+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F3b%2F2f71224e4963b3568080c8be3977%2Fap26195656196702.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8388x5592+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F3b%2F2f71224e4963b3568080c8be3977%2Fap26195656196702.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8388x5592+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F3b%2F2f71224e4963b3568080c8be3977%2Fap26195656196702.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8388x5592+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F3b%2F2f71224e4963b3568080c8be3977%2Fap26195656196702.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8388x5592+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F3b%2F2f71224e4963b3568080c8be3977%2Fap26195656196702.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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