@nbcnewyork: Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a late Tuesday X post that his administration does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu should the Israeli prime minister return to New York City for the UN General Assembly this fall, quashing a back-and-forth that escalated over the weekend. When asked during an unrelated press conference on Wednesday whether he would have also wanted to arrest the Hamas leaders responsible for the Oct. 7 attack on Israel (if they were still alive and visiting New York City). Mamdani was also asked if he indeed also wanted to arrest them, why didn't he mention that in the video he released Tuesday night calling Netanyahu a war criminal. Mamdani said that his interest "in executing that warrant is not specific to Benjamin Netanyahu, but to anyone who they put a warrant towards for war crimes and crimes against humanity." #mamdani #nyc #netanyahu #hamas
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Region: US
Wednesday 22 July 2026 17:00:31 GMT
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The BCE :
“Why didn’t you mention Hitler when you were talking about 9/11?”
2026-07-22 19:31:35
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Callum Loughlin :
“Mamdani, why did you not vow to arrest the leaders of hamas in my completely imagined scenario in which they fly to the US?”
2026-07-22 17:26:28
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thia.love_ :
Why would hamas leaders be coming to the United States.
2026-07-22 17:04:56
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Kareem :
Mandani why will you not arrest already dead people who would never be visiting
2026-07-22 18:57:54
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Adam Apple :
I’m really starting to get annoyed with these reporters.
2026-07-22 17:26:20
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Patchwork Kitchen :
Can we start shaming reporters live for these bullshit gotcha questions
2026-07-22 20:53:12
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waiting_ready :
Crazy hypothetical question shows how biased the media is.
2026-07-22 17:51:08
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Marco :
What a long ass way to ask " do you condemn Hamas?"
2026-07-22 17:49:19
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priomislam1994 :
Gotcha question that he handled masterfully
2026-07-22 17:34:03
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Naynee :
This what aboutism has reached absurd levels.
2026-07-22 21:25:03
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Aleks :
“Mr. Mayor, why did you not mention the hypothetical scenario I just made up in my head while addressing an issue in reality”
2026-07-23 04:49:03
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Feeling Froggy 🐸 :
October 7th isn't an excuse to commit genocide though, so why should he have to mention it?
2026-07-22 20:33:29
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xX_feline69flatulence_Xx :
Absolutely terrible journalism, like seriously
2026-07-23 04:35:59
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Petros Ichor :
wow they're really taking this personally 😂😂😂
2026-07-23 04:37:03
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doyle :
hamas leaders are not coming to NYC 🤣
2026-07-22 17:25:57
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ThaWatcha :
The Hamas leaders are not visiting New York
2026-07-23 04:43:25
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Craig :
Holy crap. A politician answered a question.
2026-07-23 04:45:25
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VGreen :
Are Hamas leaders traveling to NYC in September 🤔
2026-07-22 21:55:33
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Bonita :
Are Hamas leaders visiting in September?
2026-07-22 18:17:47
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No name :
This is by far the dumbest question any journalist would ask
2026-07-22 21:16:43
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Maryam With A Y :
“Mayor Mamdani, would you, in fact, still love me if I was a worm?”
2026-07-23 04:44:12
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IceMckool🇵🇸 🇻🇪 :
Are Hamas leaders invited to speak at UN?
2026-07-22 17:26:21
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Dog_Attorney :
What an absolutely batshit crazy question
2026-07-22 18:41:31
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Chump kins :
genuinely insane question to even ask, American media is so captured it's a joke
2026-07-22 19:07:22
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Steelkilt did nothing wrong :
“Mr Mayor, how do you respond to this weird falsely-equivalent hypothetical I made up”
2026-07-22 18:07:48
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