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NYC Mayor Urges Police Enforce ICC Warrant for Netanyahu

7/20/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged the New York Police Department to enforce an International Criminal Court warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel’s prime minister’s office denounced the International Criminal Court as a kangaroo court.
Mayor Mamdani said any enforcement will follow New York law.
The International Criminal Court issued a 2024 warrant for Netanyahu, alleging war crimes from Israel’s Gaza offensive after the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged the New York Police Department to enforce an International Criminal Court warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel’s prime minister’s office denounced the International Criminal Court as a kangaroo court.
Mayor Mamdani said any enforcement will follow New York law.
The International Criminal Court issued a 2024 warrant for Netanyahu, alleging war crimes from Israel’s Gaza offensive after the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack.