{"id":2635324,"date":"2026-07-25T11:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/khanna-echoes-mamdanis-call-to-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T11:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:35:37","slug":"khanna-echoes-mamdanis-call-to-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/khanna-echoes-mamdanis-call-to-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu\/","title":{"rendered":"Khanna echoes Mamdani&#8217;s call to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkhanna-echoes-mamdanis-call-to-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2635324&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>ro Khanna, a Democratic representative from California, has called for President Donald Trump to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, based on an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, aligning with progressive voices criticizing Netanyahu. Khanna also suggested that Trump should arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin. Despite neither the U.S. nor Israel being members of the ICC, Khanna emphasized the importance of adherence to international law and cooperation with the ICC. <\/p>\n<p>His stance has drawn criticism from some American officials, including NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who acknowledged the legal and diplomatic immunity typically afforded to visiting heads of state under international law. Trump has opposed calls to arrest Netanyahu, partly due to his administration\u2019s opposition to the ICC. Additionally, the ICC\u2019s top prosecutor involved in issuing the warrant was removed amid allegations of misconduct. <\/p>\n<p>The debate highlights tensions over international law, diplomatic immunity, and the politicization of legal actions against foreign leaders. Mamdani defended his critiques of netanyahu,stressing thay are political and not based on religious or personal animus,and emphasized the need to ensure the safety and unity of New Yorkers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\">Ro Khanna <\/a>(D-CA) on Friday called for President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\"> Donald Trump<\/a> to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, echoing progressive calls against the Jewish leader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The California Democrat cited the International Criminal Court\u2019s arrest warrant as the basis for Netanyahu\u2019s detention, and called on Trump to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin as well. Netanyahu is expected to come to the U.S. in September for the United Nations\u2019 annual meeting in New York City. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4663422\/khanna-echoes-mamdani-call-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Khanna echoes Mamdani\u2019s call to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4662729\/how-acronym-bills-took-over-washington-evolving-communication-strategies\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>How acronym bills took over Washington to mark the 21st century and the rise of the internet age<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4662725\/house-gop-threads-save-america-act-into-legislative-agenda-to-break-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House GOP threads SAVE America Act into legislative agenda in effort to break Senate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe American president should arrest Netanyahu or Putin in accordance with international law,\u201d Khanna told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MeidasTouch\/status\/2080784647248839036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2080784647248839036%7Ctwgr%5E2787d3bf4b5a9ade1b45e5a7ca0d6a020c18e2c0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fmedia%2Fnews%2Fro-khanna-calls-for-the-arrest-of-netanyahu-and-putin-you-cant-just-kill-women-and-children%2F\"><em>MeidasTouch<\/em> reporter<\/a> Pablo Manriquez on Capitol Hill. \u201cFull stop. America needs to cooperate with the ICC.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a matter of human rights, and it\u2019s a matter of a rules-based international order, and he should order the marshals to arrest someone if they come to our jurisdiction,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither the U.S. nor Israel are part of the ICC, meaning it holds no jurisdiction over those countries. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city\u2019s first socialist leader, earlier this month said he wanted to arrest Netanyahu, after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3851781\/mamdani-pledge-arrest-netanyahu-lacks-federal-standing\/\">making the demand during his campaign last October<\/a>, but later conceded he lacks the authority to do so. Any government official coming to the UN is protected by absolute head-of-state diplomatic immunity, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/treaties.un.org\/doc\/Publication\/UNTS\/Volume%2011\/volume-11-I-147-English.pdf\">according to<\/a> the organization. Federal law dictates foreign policy and diplomatic relations, protecting heads of state from being arrested by local officials such as Mamdani.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has slammed calls to arrest Netanyahu, in part because of his administration\u2019s deep distaste for the ICC. The top ICC prosecutor instrumental in delivering the arrest warrant against the Israeli leader was forced to step aside in 2025 after being accused of repeatedly raping a staffer. ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan was formally removed from his post on Friday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration has also raised concerns that leading critics of Netanyahu, including Mamdani, are antisemitic, after the mayor declined to disavow the phrase \u201cglobalize the intifada\u201d and supported the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement, or BDS,\u00a0which seeks to politically and economically isolate Israel. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe want the mayor to stop demonizing the only Jewish state using the most vilifying rhetoric focused solely on the only Jewish state and the supporters of it,\u201d Eric Goldstein, chief executive of UJA-Federation of New York, said this week after a Jewish man was stabbed in New York City in a hate crime. \u201cUsing language <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/new-york-playbook-pm\/2026\/06\/22\/mamdani-called-aipac-monsters-democrats-silent-00970552\">like \u2018monsters,\u2019<\/a> using the most horrible, difficult language that inflames and terrorizes that causes people to do terrible things and creates in the community against whom it\u2019s being said feeling<em>s<\/em> of really being targeted, isolated and unsafe. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4628676\/planned-parenthood-accused-possible-fraud-over-sex-change-care\/\"><strong>PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACCUSED OF POSSIBLE FRAUD OVER SEX-CHANGE \u2018CARE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anti-Israel political leaders in the U.S. say they do not mean to stoke antisemitism in targeting the Middle Eastern democracy and Netanyahu. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen it comes to my comments about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, they are critiques not based on my personal analysis but rather on objective facts,\u201d Mamdani said during an interview with NY1 this week. \u201cThey are critiques of a political leader, not of people of a specific faith or a religion or a background, and my responsibility as the mayor of this city is to keep every New Yorker safe, no matter where they come from, what they believe in, or frankly, even if they agree with my politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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