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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stated that his administration is actively reviewing whether he possesses the legal power to order the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if the leader travels to the city for the United Nations General Assembly next fall.
According to a report from The New York Times, the mayor made the comments this week during an appearance on the newspaper’s “The Interview” program, leaving open the possibility of a dramatic enforcement action against a sitting foreign head of government.
The remarks come as Netanyahu, who is currently locked in his own re-election campaign in Israel, is expected to attend the high-profile international gathering in September. Mamdani, who controls the New York Police Department, said he remains in direct consultation with the city’s Law Department to determine the scope of his authority in such a situation.
Speaking with host Lulu Garcia-Navarro, the mayor expressed a forceful personal view on Netanyahu’s standing. “I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in the Hague,” Mamdani said, referring to the seat of the International Court of Justice.
He added, “He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court. And what you will find is that is an opinion that is held by many, purely because of what his actions have wrought over these last many years.”
Mamdani was careful to frame any potential move as strictly limited by existing law. “Whatever the law allows me to do in New York City, that’s what we will do, but we won’t be writing our own laws to that end,” he stated.
The position builds on a pledge Mamdani made during his mayoral campaign last year, when he said he would instruct police to arrest Netanyahu. Now in office, he has confirmed that the legal questions are still being examined in real time, with the September deadline looming.
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