00:00Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal,
00:02the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people.
00:05He is responsible for the killing of more than 73,000 people,
00:10for the maiming of tens of thousands of children
00:13as those who survive undergo amputation without anesthesia,
00:17for the targeting of neonatal hospitals and maternity care centers,
00:21denying newborns even the chance to live,
00:24for the countless people he starved as he blocked food and humanitarian aid from reaching them,
00:28for the gunning down of hundreds of aid workers and journalists.
00:32And just last month, the UN confirmed that Palestinian children continue
00:36to be deliberately targeted and killed by Israeli armed forces,
00:40more than eight months after the so-called ceasefire.
00:43The list goes on and on, all as we, as Americans, pay for the bombs that do the killing.
00:49There is a reason the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest.
00:53As human beings, we have spent generations building a shared understanding
00:58that there are crimes so serious they offend all of humanity.
01:02Anyone, with their eyes, with their heart, with their conscience,
01:06should recognize the devastation he has wrought
01:08and understand that he belongs before a court of law.
01:13As I've said, I agree with the ICC
01:15that Benjamin Netanyahu should be arrested and tried for his crimes,
01:19as I do for anyone else charged by the ICC.
01:23My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law
01:28to determine whether New York City could execute
01:30the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant if Benjamin Netanyahu came here.
01:34It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant.
01:39The federal government, however, does,
01:41and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant.
01:44And I want to be equally clear.
01:46Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City,
01:49nor is any other criminal war at large.
01:52While we cannot end the genocide on our own,
01:54we can decide whether our silence will become another weapon,
01:57and we can examine every tool we have
02:00to defend the humanity and dignity of all people.
02:04That is my commitment to you.
02:22Thank you.
02:23Thank you.
