India, Sept. 13 -- New York city mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who won the democratic nomination earlier this year, has reiterated that if elected, he would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he sets foot in the city.

Mamdani called Netanyahu a war criminal in an interview with the New York Times and said that he is committing a genocide in the Gaza strip.

Mamdani said that if Netanyahu comes to New York City, he would, as Mayor, honour the warrant issued against the Israeli PM by the International Criminal Court and would have him arrested at the airport.

This is not the first time Mamdani has said this. During his run to become the democrat nominee for NYC mayoral polls, he had indicated that he would try to hono...