New York City mayor reneges on campaign promise, saying he 'doesn't have the independent legal authority' to cuff premier The post Mamdani admits he lacks power to arrest Netanyahu, after repeated pledges to do so appeared first on The Times of Israel. Mayor had said he was reviewing ability to execute arrest warrant issued by the ICC for Israeli prime ministerZohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, acknowledged on Tuesday he does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged US federal authorities to do so if the Israeli prime minister visits the US later this year.“Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people,” Mamdani said in a video posted to social media.
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