Mamdani pummeled online as critics call possible Netanyahu arrest pure political theater

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was blasted by critics on social media Saturday after he disclosed that New York City attorneys were exploring whether NYC police could arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits Manhattan for the United Nations General Assembly in September — suggesting the mayor lacked authority and was interfering with U.S.foreign policy."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," Mamdani said in an interview with The New York Times.The mayor said the city’s Law Department was actively discussing the issue and reiterated his support for the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against Netanyahu.New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his administration was exploring whether the NYPD could arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the U.N.

General Assembly.WORLD COURT PROSECUTOR WHO WENT AFTER NETANYAHU FOR WAR CRIMES SUSPENDED OVER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT"I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in 'The Hague.' He’s 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 last many years," Mamdani told The New York Times."Federal authority trumps any local mayor’s wishes.This is pure political theater," U.S.

Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said on X.Waltz cited several legal barriers, including that America is not a party to the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court, diplomatic protections surrounding U.N.visits and immunity for foreign leaders.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could visit New York City in September for the U.N.

General Assembly despite an outstanding International Criminal Court warrant.(Ronen Zvulun/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)FETTERMAN WARNS MAMDANI RISKS 'CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS' BY VOWING TO DEFY ...