Pakistan, Sept. 12 -- Zohran Mamdani vows to arrest Netanyahu if elected NYC mayor
Published on: September 13, 2025 12:56 PM
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Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, has made a bold pledge: if elected, he will order the NYPD to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon his arrival in the city. In an interview with The New York Times, Mamdani called Netanyahu a "war criminal" responsible for genocide in Gaza.
Mamdani said he would honor the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant against Netanyahu, even though the U.S. is not a member of the ICC and does not recognize its jurisdiction. "If Netanyahu visits New York, I will instruct the police to detain him at the airport," he...