Call for Arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu

As I've said, I agree with the ICC that Benjamin Netanyahu should

be arrested and tried for his crimes,

as I do for anyone else charged by the ICC.

My administration has reviewed every avenue

available under applicable law to determine whether New York City could execute

the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant if Benjamin Netanyahu came here.

It is clear that

we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant.

The federal government, however, does,

and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant.

And I want to be equally clear.

Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City,

nor is any other war criminal at large.

While we cannot end the genocide on our own,

we can decide whether our silence will become another weapon,

and we can examine every tool we have to defend the humanity

and dignity of all people. That is my commitment to you.