New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday called on the federal government to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is expected to be in Manhattan in September to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Pool Photo by Anna Connors/UPI | License Photo
July 22 (UPI) -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called on the federal government Tuesday night to execute an international arrest warrant against "war criminal" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a man he called "the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people."
Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, is expected to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September. Though the United States is not a member of the ICC, the Mamdani administration has been examining whether the city could legally arrest the Israeli leader.
In a recorded statement Tuesday night, Mamdani said that following the review it is clear that New York City lacks the independent legal authority to execute the arrest warrant, but that the Trump administration does.
"I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant," he said.
