Mamdani Says He Will Enforce ICC Arrest Warrant Against Netanyahu If He Visits New York
July 21, 2026
HE BELONGS IN THE HAGUE.”
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani just made his position crystal clear regarding Benjamin Netanyahu’s potential visit to NYC for the upcoming UN General Assembly: No one is above the law.
With the International Criminal Court (ICC) having issued an arrest warrant for war crimes, Mamdani confirmed his administration’s legal team is actively exploring all available city-level avenues to hold Netanyahu accountable within the boundaries of New York law.
Should a war criminal be granted red-carpet immunity on American soil?
No leader should be above the law. Can there be justice if some leaders are considered untouchable?
Source: @roguednc
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English Script:
Zohran Mamdani: Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people. He is responsible for the killing of more than 73,000 people, for the maiming of tens of thousands of children, as those who survive undergo amputation without anesthesia. For the targeting of neonatal hospitals and eternity care centers, denying newborns even the chance to live. For the countless people, he starved as he blocked food and humanitarian aid from reaching them, for the gunning down of hundreds of aid workers and journalists. And just last month, the UN confirmed that Palestinian children continue to be deliberately targeted and killed by Israeli armed forces, more than eight months after the so-called ceasefire. The list goes on and on. All as we as Americans pay for the bombs that do the killing. There is a reason the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest. As human beings, we have spent generations building a shared understanding that there are crimes so grave they offend all of humanity. Anyone with their eyes, with their heart, with their conscience, should recognize the devastation he has wrought and understand that he belongs before a court of law. As I’ve said, I agree with the ICC that Benjamin Netanyahu should be arrested and tried for his crimes, as I do for anyone else charged by the ICC. My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to determine whether New York City could execute the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant if Benjamin Netanyahu came here. It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant. The federal government, however, does, and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant. And I want to be equally clear, Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City or as any other war criminal at large. While we cannot end the genocide on our own, we can decide whether our silence will become another weapon, and we can examine every tool we have to defend the humanity and dignity of all people. That is my commitment to you.
