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Mamdani desperately seeking legal loophole to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu when Israel PM visits NYC
New York Post ^ | July 18, 2026 Updated July 18, 2026, 1:18 p.m. ET | Katherine Donlevy and Rich Calder

Posted on 07/18/2026 7:12:46 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he’s desperately seeking a legal loophole to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes when he visits in NYC in September.

The Pro-Palestine, Israel-hating, socialist pol said in an interview published Saturday that it’s unclear whether he has the authority to order the NYPD to arrest Netanyahu during the prime minister’s expected trip to the Big Apple for the UN General Assembly – but is in an “active conversation” with the city’s Law Department about the matter.

“I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,” Mamdani bluntly told The New York Times, referring to the United Nations’ International Court of Justice.

“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 – who has made accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza a focal point of a far-left ideology that has helped propel him into the national spotlight – vowed during last year’s campaign that, if elected mayor, he’d have Netanyahu arrested if he ever set foot in NYC.

He cited the International Criminal Court’s 2024 arrest warrant for Netanyahu — which the U.S. doesn’t recognize.

However, Mamdani insisted during The Times interview that the city “won’t be writing our own laws” to lock up the prime minister, who is seeking re-election.

“Whatever the law allows me to do in New York City, that’s what we will do,” he said.

During the interview, Mamdani also complained about media coverage of his wife Rama Duwaji, who has come under fire for her long history of bashing the United States and Israel.

This includes since-deleted social media posts praising Palestinian terror...

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: New York
KEYWORDS: islamofascism; koranimals; mamdani; newyork; newyorkcity; whatsmamdanisfrnick; zohranmamdani

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1 posted on 07/18/2026 7:12:46 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Tough luck chump. “Diplomatic Immunity.”


2 posted on 07/18/2026 7:13:55 PM PDT by Enterprise (The homeless don't want housing. They want fentanyl and meth. - Spencer Pratt.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Let him (Islamofascist mayor) try...


3 posted on 07/18/2026 7:14:06 PM PDT by Freeleesy
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I double dare you Mamdani the Moron.
4 posted on 07/18/2026 7:16:35 PM PDT by Chgogal (There is no entity more arrogantly ignorant than a White Liberal Woman.)
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““I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,”

It’s Mamdani that belongs in Gitmo.


5 posted on 07/18/2026 7:18:46 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Mamdani?

What a stupid idiot.

Double Bag Barf Alert.


6 posted on 07/18/2026 7:19:07 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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I would like to see mandummy arrested.


7 posted on 07/18/2026 7:19:40 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Most Congress Critters should be referred to as what they are....LOOTERS)
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Mandani to Gitmo BUMP!


8 posted on 07/18/2026 7:20:01 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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The commie hypocrites wouldn’t arrest illegals because they’d say that’s not their jurisdiction.


9 posted on 07/18/2026 7:21:29 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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That is why Marco Rubio is dismantling the ICC...


10 posted on 07/18/2026 7:22:36 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Lame PR stunt.


11 posted on 07/18/2026 7:23:39 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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I believe he belongs in Uganda. Had no reason being granted citizenship to this country and has contributed nothing other than division.


12 posted on 07/18/2026 7:24:17 PM PDT by MTBobcat (The “rank-and-file” are as corrupted as their leadership.)
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You go, girl.


13 posted on 07/18/2026 7:32:07 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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Skin that smokewagon, Mamdummy. See what happens!


14 posted on 07/18/2026 7:32:07 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party - like the love child of La Cosa Nostra and Al Qaeda )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Just what he needs. To cause an international incident.

Kinda like to see it. Heheh.


15 posted on 07/18/2026 7:36:12 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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So just have him show up directly in DC or better yet: Welcome to Texas!


16 posted on 07/18/2026 7:38:03 PM PDT by Buck-Toothed Knuckle Dragger
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I hope he does it just for the entertainment value.


17 posted on 07/18/2026 7:39:01 PM PDT by Thud
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"Mamdani desperately seeking legal loophole to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu when Israel PM visits NYC"

Israel shoots down the islamic instruments of destruction that are directed at their cities. New York City elected one as its mayor.
18 posted on 07/18/2026 7:48:41 PM PDT by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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“Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he’s desperately seeking a legal loophole to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes when he visits in NYC in September.”

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Sounds to me like he’s desperately seeking a sub gun sticking up his nose.

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19 posted on 07/18/2026 7:52:58 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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I’ll bet Netanyahu has some top-notch bodyguards.


20 posted on 07/18/2026 7:57:22 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.)
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