Overview
- Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated during his Washington visit that he will travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly and that he will not be deterred by calls for his arrest.
- In a Fox News interview he said Israel keeps 'special forces' close and suggested they would be prepared if any foreign authorities tried to detain him while traveling.
- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly urged U.S. federal authorities to act on the ICC warrant but city officials acknowledged they lack the legal power to execute an international arrest.
- President Donald Trump has publicly ruled out any arrest on U.S. soil and large street protests and an Economist/YouGov poll showing roughly 49 percent of Americans favoring arrest have raised political pressure.
- The International Criminal Court has no police force and depends on states to enforce warrants, the United States is not party to the Rome Statute, and U.N. and immunity rules create strong legal barriers to domestic enforcement.