Democrats split over Mamdani’s comment on possible arrest of Netanyahu in N.Y.

After New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said there was an “active conversation” among his staff about whether to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives in September for the U.N. General Assembly, some Democrats were quick to condemn him.

On Sunday, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who frequently criticizes his party, said Mamdani’s remarks about the Israeli prime minister were a “tough guy” thing to say. “Obviously, America’s not even part of that corrupt court. And so he’s just a clown to even say that,” Fetterman told Fox News, speaking of the International Criminal Court, which has a warrant out for Netanyahu’s arrest.

Mamdani’s predecessor, Eric Adams — like Fetterman, a staunch supporter of Israel — said threatening to arrest Netanyahu “isn’t bold. It’s reckless.”

Mamdani’s comments on the New York Times podcast “The Interview” came after 103 House Democrats voted Wednesday to cut off military aid to Israel for the next fiscal year.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) on Fox News said: “The ICC and ICJ have a legal process. That case will go forward. My bigger concern is how do we get out of this war? How do we stop giving them the aid that we have been giving them?”

“I’m not for creating a spectacle. The U.N. is a place that people can come to,” Khanna said.

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