Trump Says Netanyahu Will Never Be Arrested On Us Soil After Mamdani Threat

President Donald Trump has said that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not beryllium arrested if he travels done New York aft Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that nan arguable leader is simply a “war criminal” who “belongs successful The Hague”.

The International Criminal Court issued an apprehension warrant for Netanyahu successful November 2024, accusing him of being “responsible for nan war crimes of starvation arsenic a method of warfare and of intentionally directing an onslaught against nan civilian population” successful Gaza.

He is besides accused of “crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and different inhumane acts from astatine slightest 8 October 2023 until astatine slightest 20 May 2024.” Netanyahu denies nan claims and has called them “anti-semitic”.

But Trump says that Netanyahu will not beryllium arrested if he lands successful nan US.

“Benjamin Netanyahu will not beryllium arrested, successful immoderate way, shape, aliases form, while successful nan United States of America,” he wrote successful a Truth Social station connected Monday.

“He is fighting against nan Islamic Republic of Iran, which precocious killed 52,000 guiltless protestors, and has spent nan past 47 years sidesplitting American Soldiers, and others.

“The only ones that should beryllium arrested are nan group that led Iran into this unprecedented SPIRAL OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION, thing that should person been dealt pinch years ago, by erstwhile Presidents!”

The ICC apprehension warrant intends Netanyahu is now an internationally wanted fishy and that nan ICC’s 124 personnel states – including nan UK – would beryllium obliged to apprehension him if they were to participate their territory.

Mayor Mamdani told The New York Times: “I judge that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs successful The Hague.

“He’s a warfare criminal who has been charged by nan International Criminal Court. And what you will find is that is an sentiment that is held by galore purely because of what his actions person wrought complete these past galore years.”

He said that he is successful an “active conversation” pinch New York’s rule section astir nan the matter, arsenic it is unclear whether he has nan authority to bid nan New York constabulary section (NYPD) to detain a overseas leader.

“The ICC is simply a kangaroo tribunal that has nary jurisdiction complete Americans aliases Israelis,” nan Israeli premier curate wrote successful a connection connected X, calling nan apprehension warrant “bogus”.

The connection continued: “Instead of backing Khan’s criminal behaviour, Mr. Mamdani should attraction connected fixing nan harm his policies person caused New York” and deed retired astatine nan leader for “diverting nationalist attraction from his follies and attacking nan leader of nan Jewish authorities and nan only populist successful nan Middle East”.

Separately, Netanyahu besides faces a corruption proceedings successful Israel but denies each claims against him.