Mayor had said he was reviewing ability to execute arrest warrant issued by the ICC for Israeli prime minister
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260722025149/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/21/mamdani-benjamin-netanyahu-arrest-authority
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For practical purposes, this being illegal means the City of New York cannot unilaterally extradite the international fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu for processing at the ICC facility. The federal government and likely the state of New York would impede the extradition through force of arms. The NYPD can’t win a battle against the US military.