New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who repeatedly pledged during his mayoral campaign to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has acknowledged he does not have the legal power to do so. In a video posted on X, Mamdani said his administration had reviewed “every avenue available” under the law to determine whether New York authorities could execute an arrest warrant if Netanyahu travels to the city. Mamdani concluded that city authorities lack the legal authority to enforce the International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued against the Israeli prime minister. Mamdani urged federal authorities to step in, arguing that the U.S. government holds the legal authority to act where New York City cannot. He also declared that Netanyahu is “not welcome” in New York City, extending that position to “any other war criminal at large.”