Overview

• In a New York Times interview, the Democratic nominee said he would direct the NYPD to honor the ICC warrant by taking the Israeli leader into custody upon arrival in the city.
• He said he would pursue the same course for Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who is also wanted by the ICC.
• The United States is not a party to the ICC, and legal experts cite head-of-state immunity in calling the proposal a practical impossibility.
• Netanyahu publicly shrugged off the threat earlier this summer, and President Trump warned Mamdani to “better behave.”
• Critics, including Rep. Elise Stefanik, denounced the vow, and Netanyahu is expected to visit New York for the UN General Assembly later this month.