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Mamdani goes back on campaign promise, says NYC can't arrest Netanyahu

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged Tuesday that he can't have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested despite promising to do so during his mayoral campaign.But he called on the federal government to execute an International Criminal Court's arrest warrant if the Israeli leader visits New York.In a video posted on X, Mamdani called Netanyahu a "war criminal" while conceding that New York City could not enforce the ICC warrant on its own."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 charge...