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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19 Comments
Davel23@fedia.io · 50 pts · 13d
While I would have loved to see it happen, arresting a world leader while in the country for a UN General Assembly dangerously undermines that body's function.
ryannathans@aussie.zone · 25 pts · 13d
The UN headquarters agreement grants immunity to world leaders when travelling to New York for these events
BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 45 pts · 13d
It was already broken by the US so it's a stupid argument.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 11d
Palestine is not a member of the UN.
BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 11d
True, but it does have Permanent Observer State status. But it's a moot argument either way as the immunity given by treaty explicitly extends to anyone invited by the UN to conduct "official business".
ryannathans@aussie.zone · -1 pts · 12d
BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 12d
Use full quote from the article and see how stupid that sounds.
ryannathans@aussie.zone · -3 pts · 12d
Your argument is that if the US govt breaks their own law to prosecute their ally who has immunity then they can do it?
Sure, people can do whatever they want at the end of the day and this is meaningless time waste
krashmo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 13d
I get what you're saying but I don't think another letter from the UN is going to accomplish anything so that feels like an empty ideal to hold to
luciferofastora@feddit.org · 1 pts · 11d
The federal government wouldn't write a letter though. They'd jump on the opportunity to selectively enforce international agreements against their enemy and point to the pressure from all the other countries as justification.
Better not to risk it for the sake of briefly locking up one guy and instead keep working on things he can affect.
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 26 pts · 13d
Yeah, he should should check in on what happened to Maduro while not even in New York.
MrSulu@lemmy.ml · 21 pts · 13d
Netanyahu enjoying the freedoms that he viciously denies others.
rayyy@piefed.social · 20 pts · 12d
SO? Hasn't this country gone way beyond, "legal authority" today? If shooting innocent people is okay, arresting a criminal should be totally fine.
luciferofastora@feddit.org · 6 pts · 11d
It would be politically stupid to violate diplomatic immunity of a guest of the UN when your country doesn't even officially recognise the authority of the ICC. The federal government already doesn't like him; they'd be creaming their pants at the opportunity to get his ass over violating federal and international law. Hell, they'd be obliged to, and every other signatory to the UN that guaranteed this diplomatic immunity would have to back them up.
Besides, it's not like he'd achieve much. Briefly jailing Netanyahu would make him look like a martyr, but it's only a question of time until Trump busts his buddy out of there.
Much as we might love to see it happen, Mamdani has to pick his battles. He can do more good by staying in office than by picking a fight with the world.
And ultimately, isn't Trump shitting on international agreements one of the things sabotaging the US' diplomatic standing?
Noodle07@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 11d
Mamdani ? Yeah he can't do much... But what about Luigi ?
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 12d
Exactly.
Seppo@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 13d
Americans are famously poor marksmen too.
venusaur@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 13d
What about UHC CEO and conservative podcast guy. Somehow the Trump assassination attempts were all failures though. Makes you wonder. Maybe secret service is just that good.
HubertManne@piefed.social · 5 pts · 11d
Yeah sure. Can't happen so no worries Netanyahoo. Come right over to new york. You will be totally safe. No arrest. No siree. Nope.
wheezy@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 13d