New York City Mayor weighs arrest of Netanyahu if he comes for UN General Assembly

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says his administration’s legal team is actively reviewing the possibility of arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he visit New York for the UN General Assembly, citing an ICC arrest warrant. Mamdani has long criticized Netanyahu and the Gaza conflict, while Netanyahu dismisses the talk as political theater; the debate underscores tensions around ICC warrants, U.S. non-membership in the Rome Statute, and efforts to pressure Israeli leaders on the world stage.