: Mamdani Suggests He Will Disobey U.S. Legal System: ‘City Of International Law’
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on November 18, 2025
By Cullen McCue
Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on his promise to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on an international arrest warrant that is not recognized in U.S. law, setting up a potential act of rebellion against federal authority.
The mayor-elect, a self-styled socialist, has repeatedly pledged that if elected mayor, he would direct the New York Police Department (NYPD) to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he visit the city. Mamdani has claimed that he has an obligation to do so in order to adhere to “international law,” particularly by honoring an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant against Netanyahu stemming from the conflict in Gaza.
In a new live interview with local outlet ABC 7, Mamdani doubled down on his pledge and stressed his plans to turn the Big Apple into a sanctuary that prioritizes “international law.”
“So I’ve said time and again that I believe this is a city of international law. And being a city of international law means looking to uphold international law. And that means upholding the warrants from the International Criminal Court, whether they’re for Benjamin Netanyahu or Vladimir Putin,” he said whether he would order the NYPD to arrest Netanyahu during the next United Nationals general assembly, which takes place annually in Manhattan.
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