Donald Trump publicly rebuked Zohran Mamdani after he threatened to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes when he arrives in New York City later this year.20:44, 20 Jul 2026Updated 20:57, 20 Jul 2026Donald Trump has rebuked New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani's threat to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he steps foot in New York City, claiming the Israeli Prime Minister will not be detained "in any way, shape or form."‌Mamdani previously said his administration is engaged in an “active conversation” about whether to arrest Netanyahu when he arrives in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.in September, after he was charged with war crimes related to the atrocities in Gaza by the International Criminal Court (ICC).‌"When it comes to Netanyahu, we’re speaking about someone who is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant," Mamdani told a press conference on Monday. "He’s the subject of this warrant for alleged crimes against humanity, for war crimes, and he’s the architect of the genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.‌"These are not facts of my assessment; they are facts of public record," he added.Content cannot be displayed without consent"If someone is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant for these kinds of crimes, that’s something I believe should be honoured. I have also said we will follow our local laws."‌Shortly after his remarks, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to publicly rebuke Mamdani, claiming Netanyahu "will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America."He added: "The only ones that should be arrested are the people that led Iran into this unprecedented SPIRAL OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION, something that should have been dealt with years ago, by previous Presidents!".‌The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu on November 2024, claiming the Israeli leader is “responsible for the war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare and of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population” in Gaza, as well as “crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts."Mamdani previously said he believed Netanyahu "belongs in the Hague," calling the Israeli PM "a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court, and what you will find is that it is an opinion that is held by many, purely because of what his actions have wrought over these past many years."‌However, the mayor also acknowledged uncertainty about whether he possessed the authority to direct the NYPD to apprehend a foreign head of state."Whatever the law allows me to do in New York City, that's what we will do," Mamdani added. "But we won't be writing our own laws to that end," the mayor stated. Legal analysts have indicated it would be "a practical impossibility" for Mamdani to orchestrate the leader's arrest, the Mirror US reported.Article continues belowA furious Netanyahu blasted Mamdani for his remarks on Sunday, referring to the ICC as "a kangaroo court that has no jurisdiction over Americans or Israelis” in a statement on X.“Its bogus arrest warrant against Prime Minister Netanyahu was issued by a disgraced former ICC Prosecutor, Karim Khan, a few days before allegations of sexual misconduct against him became public,” the prime minster's office wrote."Instead of backing Khan’s criminal behaviour, Mr. Mamdani should focus on fixing the damage his policies have caused New York,” the post said. “Like Karim Khan, Mamdani appears interested in diverting public attention from his follies and attacking the leader of the Jewish state and the only democracy in the Middle East.”