New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani floated the ridiculous idea of trying to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he came to the U.S. in September for a United Nations meeting.
His little theatre kid performance for his anti-Israel base was smacked down with reality from the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump, and even CNN legal analyst Elie Honig. Mamdani was told he had no legal ability to do any such thing and that, in the words of Trump, "no way, no how" was it happening.
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Mamdani was finally forced to concede that he didn't have the power, which had to be embarrassing to him. He's been acting like he has all this power - only to find out how limited he truly is.
He attacks Netanyahu in this clip posted Tuesday night, accusing him of being a "war criminal," calling him the "architect of a horrific genocide." But Mamdani is really fuming that this incident has exposed his empty promise on this and his impotence.
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. pic.twitter.com/YRezmW6YVx
— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) July 22, 2026
Sitting behind a desk to look presidential doesn't make him the president. While he acknowledges he doesn't have the power, he calls upon the federal government to arrest Netanyahu in accordance with the International Criminal Court warrant. He also says Netanyahu isn't welcome in New York City.
Yes, we knew you didn't have the power; thanks for finally catching up to reality.
So it's pretty funny, actually, that despite what Mamdani said before and what he promised his foolish base, he has to concede.
I don’t understand, so you lied when you were campaigning and said “as mayor of NYC I would arrest Netanyahu” @EndWokeness pic.twitter.com/DEQqk1alIo
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 22, 2026
So much for that.
But he does have a concerning part where he talks about how "we can examine every tool we have to defend the humanity and dignity of all people." What is he calling for there at the end of his latest remarks?
Israel's Ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, blasted him, calling out the Mamdani administration's attempt to meet with the Iranian regime and saying he should concentrate on what he was elected to do, not serve up Hamas propaganda.
Zohran Mamdani, ENOUGH.
— Danny Danon 🇮🇱 דני דנון (@dannydanon) July 22, 2026
Enough with the blood libels.
Enough with the attacks on Jewish organizations.
Enough with the outreach to the Iranian regime.
You were elected to serve New Yorkers, not Hamas’ propaganda.
Do your job! https://t.co/iegtu8u2Gj
Mamdani is a mayor; none of this is his purview, even if the claim of "genocide" was true, which it is not. We pointed out how New York Times columnist Bret Stephens obliterated this leftist claim of "genocide."
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So much for focusing on New Yorkers.
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