{"id":13985,"date":"2026-07-22T22:56:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13985"},"modified":"2026-07-22T22:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:56:32","slug":"charlamagne-stunned-zohran-mamdani-cant-arrest-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13985","title":{"rendered":"Charlamagne Stunned Zohran Mamdani Can&#8217;t Arrest Netanyahu"},"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=\"post-body\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Breakfast Club FULL SHOW 07-22-26\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gayo5sCcBZc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charlamagne Tha God<\/strong> was shocked to learn New York City Mayor <strong>Zohran Mamdani<\/strong> (D) doesn\u2019t have the legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/the-breakfast-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Breakfast Club<\/em><\/a>, Charlamagne said Mamdani \u201cgot\u201d him, because he assumed the mayor had the right to enforce the International Criminal Court\u2019s arrest warrant against Netanyahu while the Israeli prime minister visits New York.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani walked back his pledge to arrest Netanyahu in a video posted to social media this week, where he admitted he does not have the legal authority to arrest Israel\u2019s leader after \u201cactive\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/mamdani-says-he-wants-to-arrest-netanyahu-if-he-comes-to-ny-actively-looking-into-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talks<\/a> with law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Apple mayor called on federal authorities to enforce the warrant, but the administration has dismissed calls for Netanyahu\u2019s arrest as a \u201cpublicity stunt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut why is it a publicity stunt if there\u2019s actually an international arrest warrant? Like, there\u2019s actually an international arrest warrant and there\u2019s an elected official who wants to enforce that, what\u2019s the problem? Isn\u2019t that the law? What am I missing here?\u201d Charlamagne asked.<\/p>\n<p>He was then informed only federal officials could enforce the warrant, which Mamdani noted in his video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a damn good publicity stunt because he got me. I was like, damn, he\u2019s trying to enforce the like that? You said you want to arrest Bibi?\u201d Charlamagne said, adding, \u201cI thought he had the power to do it especially if he came to New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The radio host continued, \u201cListen, he got me. I didn\u2019t know. Wow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/evil-anti-semite-mamdani-ignites-maga-firestorm-and-draws-liberal-praise-with-new-netanyahu-arrest-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared<\/a> in his video that Netanyahu \u201cis not welcome in New York City, nor is any other war criminal at large.\u201d He accused Netanyahu of being the \u201carchitect\u201d of a \u201chorrific genocide against the Palestinian people,\u201d referring to Israel\u2019s strikes on Gaza, which have led to thousands of civilian deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The ICC arrest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/breaking-international-criminal-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warrant<\/a> against Netanyahu, issued in 2024, accuses him of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Watch above via <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasonJournoDC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Cohen<\/a> contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlamagne Tha God was shocked to learn New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) doesn\u2019t have the legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 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