Mamdani: ICC Arrest Warrants Apply in NYC

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00:00You said you would arrest Benjamin Netanyahu based on the 2024 International Court Arrest

00:06Warrant. Next U.N. General Assembly, as mayor, would you do that?

00:11So I've said time and again that I believe this is a city of international law. And being

00:16a city of international law means looking to uphold international law. And that means

00:19upholding the warrants from the International Criminal Court, whether they're for Benjamin

00:22Netanyahu or Vladimir Putin. I think that that's critically important to showcase our

00:26values. And unlike Donald Trump, I'm someone who looks to exist within the confines of

00:30the laws that we have. So I will look to exhaust every legal possibility not to create my own

00:35laws to do so.

00:36On the other hand, this is also a world event. Does that not count a little bit?

00:42Well, I think we are a global city, but I also think what New Yorkers are looking for

00:46is consistency in the way in which we talk about our values and follow through on them.

00:49And that's why I think these warrants from the International Criminal Court, they are

00:52worth fully exploring every legal possibility to actually follow.