US Ambassador to UN Dismisses Threats to Arrest Netanyahu as Political Theater

First reported by Ynet · 11 hours ago

What happened

US Ambassador Mike Waltz rejected New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's threats to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, calling it political theater and noting US federal authority overrides local actions.

• 01US Ambassador Mike Waltz says threats to arrest Netanyahu will not be realized.
• 02Waltz highlights that the US is not a party to the Rome Statute.
• 03Federal authority in the US supersedes the New York mayor's intentions.
• 04Waltz describes the arrest threats as political theater.
• 05The exchange follows a statement by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
• 06The issue concerns potential legal actions against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

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