Mayor had said he was reviewing ability to execute arrest warrant issued by the ICC for Israeli prime minister
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260722025149/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/21/mamdani-benjamin-netanyahu-arrest-authority
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
This was extremely obvious even when he announced this ridiculous idea during his campaign. I suspect he knew this, but kept at it to boost his popularity - until he couldn’t do it anymore and had to find a way out.
It’s a show of intent. He wouldn’t have announced it if he thought he could get away with it; he’d just have done it. But by expressing that he’d like to arrest this guy, he signals a political stance that he knows will make him unpopular with a certain influential political activism group.
Good point.