New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has called on US president Donald Trump to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes as prescribed by the international Criminal Court (ICC).
In a video message on social media, Mamdani called Netanyahu the “architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people” and further accused him of killing more than 73,000 people.
Listing on Netanyahu’s crimes, the New York mayor stated “For the maiming of tens of thousands of children, as those who survive undergo amputation without anesthesia.
“For the targeting of neonatal hospitals and maternity care centers, denying newborns even the chance to live. For the countless people he starved as he blocked food and hundreds of aid workers and journalists.
“And just last month, the UN confirmed that Palestinian children continue to be deliberately targeted and killed by Israeli armed forces, more than eight months after the so-called ceasefire.”
Calls For US Government to Arrest Netanyahu
He called on America to do the right thing by bringing the Israeli PM before a court of law stating
“As I’ve said, I agree with the ICC that Benjamin Netanyahu should be arrested and tried for his crimes, as I do for anyone else charged by the ICC.
“My administration has reviewed every avenue available, under applicable law, to determine whether New York City could execute the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant if Benjamin Netanyahu came here. It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant. The federal government, however, does.
“I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant. and I want to be equally clear. Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City, nor is any other war criminal at large.” He concluded in his message.
