New York mayor can't arrest Netanyahu — here's why
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani admitted he lacks the legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under an ICC warrant, citing overlapping US federal, UN diplomatic and local jurisdiction rules that block city police from acting.
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Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. As I've said, I agree with the ICC that Benjamin Netanyahu
should be arrested and tried for his crimes. It is clear that we do not have the independent
legal authority to enforce this warrant. There's a number of layers here. The first
layer is the International Criminal Court, which has a warrant for Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu's arrest related to Israel's prosecution of its war against Hamas in Gaza.
However, the United States is not a signatory to the ICC, does not recognize its authority.
Israel is not a signatory to the ICC, does not recognize its authority.
Then we have the United Nations, which generally protects heads of state as they travel to the UN.
Benjamin Netanyahu, in theory, would be protected as he comes to New York that way.
And then we get U.S. law because you have issues of federalism. You have President Donald Trump's
role as the country's chief diplomat. You have his authority over federal law enforcement. You
have New York Mayor Zohra Mamdani and his authority over local law enforcement. It's
very marbled and very layered. Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City,
nor is any other war criminal at large. But the overarching theme is that it appears
Mayor Mamdani does not have the authority to do this and has said he would act within the bounds
of the law.