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Mamdani says NYC has no legal authority to arrest Netanyahu as Trump weighs in

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New York City Mayor Mamdani has officially acknowledged that the city lacks the independent legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The admission follows a week of back-and-forth discussions regarding the prime minister's expected visit to the city this September for the…

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  1. Mamdani says NYC can't arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu, calls on federal government to do so

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  2. Mayor Mamdani faces backlash over desire to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu

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    Mamdani says NYC has no legal authority to arrest Netanyahu as Trump weighs in

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  1. New York Times

    Mamdani Says He May Still Order Netanyahu’s Arrest in ‘The Interview’ (opens New York Times)

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    Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was in “an active conversation” with New York City’s Law Department on whether he had the authority to arrest the Israeli leader.

  2. NBC New York

    Mamdani won't rule out Netanyahu arrest if he returns to NYC (opens NBC New York)

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    Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-New York City) refused to rule out attempting to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he returns to New York in September for the UN General Assembly. “I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague.

  3. NBC New York

    Trump says Netanyahu ‘will not be arrested' during NYC visit after Mamdani comments (opens NBC New York)

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    President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “will not be arrested” during his scheduled September visit to New York, signaling opposition to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s suggestion he could be detained.

  4. Louder With Crowder

    Zohran Mamdani, when not jumpcutting in a TikTok, gets confused and thinks New York City is not part of America (opens Louder With Crowder)

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    Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium ! 🚨 Mayor Mamdani Says He is Considering Arresting Bibi Netanyahu If He Visits NYC “I believe that PM Netanyahu belongs in the Hague.

  5. ABC 7 New York

    Mayor Mamdani doubles down on threat to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    The mayor said the city would seek to uphold a warrant for Netanyahu's arrest issued nearly two years ago over the war in Gaza.

  6. New York Times

    Mamdani Says Netanyahu Is a ‘War Criminal’ but New York Can’t Arrest Him (opens New York Times)

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    Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in a video address, challenged the U.S. government to execute an international arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister.

  7. ABC 7 New York

    Mamdani says NYC can't arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu, calls on federal government to do so (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    In a video message posted on X, Mamdani said that "it is clear" his administration does not have the independent legal authority to execute the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant of Netanyahu.

  8. NBC New York

    Mamdani says he can't arrest Netanyahu if Israeli prime minister comes to NYC (opens NBC New York)

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    Well, we can put that to bed. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a late Tuesday X post that his administration does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu should the Israeli prime minister return to New York City for the UN General Assembly this fall, quashing a back-and-forth that escalated …

  9. Washington Examiner

    New York’s mayor isn’t the world police — someone should tell Zohran Mamdani (opens Washington Examiner)

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    New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is at it again. In a recent interview, he announced he is actively exploring whether his administration can arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an expected visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly.

  10. FOX 5 New York

    Mamdani says NYC has no legal authority to arrest Netanyahu as Trump weighs in (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    New York City Mayor Mamdani has officially acknowledged that the city lacks the independent legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The admission follows a week of back-and-forth discussions regarding the prime minister's expected visit to the city this September for the…

  11. Not The Bee

    Muslim mayor of New York calls Israeli PM “a war criminal,” laments he has no power to arrest him (opens Not The Bee)

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    Remember how libs said Mamdani wasn't going to import a Middle Eastern blood feud into his role as New York mayor?

  12. Gothamist

    Unable to arrest Netanyahu, Mamdani says New Yorkers should protest Israeli leader at UN (opens Gothamist)

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    Zohran Mamdani gave an address Tuesday, July 21 admitting he did not have the legal authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu on an International Criminal Court warrant. Mayor Zohran Mamdani previously vowed to arrest the Israeli leader on an International Criminal Court warrant.

  13. Pix11

    Why can't Mayor Mamdani arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu? (opens Pix11)

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    NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- After publicly considering arresting Benjamin Netanyahu, Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday said he does not have the legal authority to do so. "Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. ...

  14. Al-Monitor

    Why New York's Mamdani cannot have Israel's Netanyahu arrested (opens Al-Monitor)

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    (In paragraph 11, corrects first name of Harvard Law School professor to Alex, not Alexander) By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said this week that he had determined he lacked the legal authority to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested f…

  15. Al-Monitor

    Explainer-Why New York's Mamdani cannot have Israel's Netanyahu arrested (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said this week that he had determined he lacked the legal authority to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested for alleged war crimes should he visit the largest U.S.

  16. amNewYork

    Mamdani’s declaration that he has no authority to arrest Netanyahu rankles both Jewish and pro-Palestine New Yorkers (opens amNewYork)

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    Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Tuesday evening announcement that he does not have the authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruffled feathers on both sides of the international conflict which has boiled over into NYC politics.

  17. New York Times

    Mamdani Knew He Couldn’t Arrest Netanyahu. But He Could Denounce Him. (opens New York Times)

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    In a video message, the mayor of New York City said he could not legally arrest Israel’s prime minister but reinforced his position as a voice of the international left.

  18. ABC 7 New York

    Mayor Mamdani faces backlash over desire to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Mayor Mamdani is facing backlash after once again addressing his desire to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu when he arrives in New York City for the UN General Assembly.

  19. Washington Examiner

    Antisemitism allegations, dueling arrest calls, and ‘blood libel’: Mamdani’s Netanyahu comments ignite firestorm (opens Washington Examiner)

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    New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s insistence that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be arrested while traveling to New York for the United Nations General Assembly has ignited a firestorm with Jewish groups accusing the mayor of having crossed the line into antisemitism.