New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is actively debating whether the city has the legal power to detain Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives for the U.N. General Assembly in September.
The potential arrest remains under discussion despite questions over municipal authority, as reported by The New York Times. Mamdani, who said that was something he would consider on the campaign trail for mayor last year, revealed that he was currently consulting with the city’s Law Department to determine his options.
