Mamdani says New York City lacks authority to arrest Netanyahu, calls him ‘war criminal’
Dan Mangan
July 20, 2026
Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is the target of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court related to the war on Gaza.
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• President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "will not be arrested" when he visits New York in September.
• Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said New York City's legal department is discussing the possibility of arresting Netanyahu when the prime minister is in the city to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
• "I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague," Mamdani told The New York Times' "The Interview" podcast. "He's a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court."
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has threatened to enforce the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu