Fetterman to Mamdani for suggesting Netanyahu arrest: ‘Sit down’
Fetterman said Mamdani has no authority to arrest Netanyahu and should focus on New York’s problems as city lawyers review the issue.
- On Sunday, Senator John Fetterman criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for suggesting local authorities could arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his upcoming United Nations General Assembly visit.
- Mamdani recently told The New York Times he is reviewing whether municipal authorities can execute an arrest, citing the International Criminal Court's warrant for Netanyahu regarding alleged war crimes in Gaza.
- Fetterman called Mamdani a "clown" on Fox News, dismissing the rhetoric as "empty posturing" and arguing the mayor should "sit down and focus on other & problems" in New York.
- The Prime Minister's Office rejected the threat, labeling the International Criminal Court a "kangaroo court" with no jurisdiction and urging Mamdani to "focus on fixing the damage his policies have caused New York."
- Fetterman has positioned himself as a staunch congressional ally of Israel, often clashing with his party's progressive wing and recently emphasizing his shared devotion to Israel with the late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham.
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Fetterman Mocks Mamdani As A "Clown" - The American Tribune.com
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) mocked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a “clown” and told him to “sit down” after the socialist Democrat threatened to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits New York. Fetterman dismissed the threat during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” arguing that Mamdani has no authority to carry it out. He also told the mayor to turn his attention back to the problems faci…
By Katherine Koretski, CNN. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a new video Tuesday that he has no legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he visit New York City. In a video posted on X, Mamdani said: “My administration has reviewed all The post Mamdani acknowledges he has no authority to arrest Netanyahu in new video appeared first on KVIA.
'I'm not exaggerating': John Yoo calls for federal probe into Mamdani · American Wire News
A Berkeley law professor called on President Donald Trump’s Justice Department to investigate a big city mayor after alleged threats to a foreign leader. (Video Credit: Fox News Clips) From keffiyeh-clad street shouting to embracing an unindicted co-conspirator of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing on the campaign trail, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) has done little to dispel concerns about appearing to be a pro-Hamas communist lookin…
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