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Polybius

(20,895 posts)
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 09:57 PM Sep 13

Mamdani, if Elected Mayor, Pledges to Order N.Y.P.D. to Arrest Netanyahu

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, said that if elected, he would order the New York Police Department to arrest the prime minister of Israel if he sets foot in the city, offering new details on how he plans to carry out a campaign pledge.

Mr. Mamdani said in an interview with The New York Times on Thursday that the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was a war criminal who was committing genocide in Gaza. If the Israeli leader were to come to New York, Mr. Mamdani said, he would honor a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for Mr. Netanyahu’s arrest by having him apprehended at the airport.

Legal experts suggested that having Mr. Netanyahu arrested would be a practical impossibility, and some said it could violate federal law. Even so, Mr. Mamdani’s pledge will likely provoke strong reactions in New York, the second-largest home to Jews in the world.

Although New Yorkers now generally express support for Palestinians over Israel in its war with Hamas, Mr. Mamdani’s vow could still complicate his attempt to reassure a segment of Jewish leaders who had expressed concern about some of his stances, including his refusal to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada.” He has since said he would discourage the use of the phrase, even as he holds to his position that Israel’s leader is a war criminal.


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Wonder what would happen if he actually did that.
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Mamdani, if Elected Mayor, Pledges to Order N.Y.P.D. to Arrest Netanyahu (Original Post) Polybius Sep 13 OP
... Prairie Gates Sep 13 #1
... Polybius Sep 13 #2
so howz that going down in the jewish vote department? nt msongs Sep 13 #3
I still can't believe that he said it Polybius Sep 14 #8
Would he do the same for leaders of Iran ? JI7 Sep 13 #4
This is a dumb idea newdeal2 Sep 13 #5
I like Mamdani, but this isn't realistic. iemanja Sep 13 #6
So how is he planning on getting around that whole diplomatic immunity thing. Angleae Sep 14 #7

Polybius

(20,895 posts)
2. ...
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 10:06 PM
Sep 13

A lot of DUers don't go to both LBN and and General Discussion, so I'm making it known in both of those forums.

Polybius

(20,895 posts)
8. I still can't believe that he said it
Sun Sep 14, 2025, 10:29 AM
Sep 14

He's said it in the past, and now he's doubling down.

newdeal2

(4,156 posts)
5. This is a dumb idea
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 11:36 PM
Sep 13

Trump and the Feds will get the only say that matters. I also wonder if the NYPD would actually follow that order - very high risk of the mayor losing control of the situation.

iemanja

(56,748 posts)
6. I like Mamdani, but this isn't realistic.
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 11:59 PM
Sep 13

War crimes aren’t state or municipal crimes. I don’t even know if the US federal government has a relevant statute.

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