The mayor had said the city might enforce a warrant against the Israeli leader, drawing Democratic criticism. On Tuesday, he urged the U.S. government to do so.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a new video Tuesday that he does not have the legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he were to come to New York City.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani conceded late Tuesday that the city does not have the authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is the target of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court related to the war on Gaza.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Tuesday backed off of his previous promise to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he flies to the Big Apple in September for the annual United ...

Well, we can put that to bed. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a late Tuesday X post that his administration does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu should the Israeli prime minister ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called on the federal government to arrest Netanyahu, calling him the "architect of a ...

The New York City mayor called on the federal government to use its authority to do so.

New York City mayor reneges on campaign promise, saying he 'doesn't have the independent legal authority' to cuff Israel's premier The post Mamdani admits he lacks power to arrest Netanyahu, after ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said this week that he had determined he lacked ​the legal authority to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

Mamdani had pledged to arrest Netanyahu during campaign for mayor and says he is consulting city's legal advisers.

After reviewing its legal options, Mamdani said New York cannot enforce the ICC warrant, while Trump vowed Netanyahu would not be detained anywhere in the US.