For a week now, New York City's Socialist Democrat Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been having "active conversations" with the city's legal team to see if there's any way that he can arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives in the city in September to attend the UN General Assembly. Mamdani seemed to think that a warrant from the International Criminal Court, of which America is not a party, superseded United States law.
Frustrated that he, even with help from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Hamas), can't have the NYPD put Netanyahu in cuffs, Mamdani "left it to New Yorkers" to make the decision if they wanted to stage a protest, which is "something that we will always respect."
Mamdani encourages New Yorkers opposed to Netanyahu and frustrated by inability to arrest him to protest during the Israeli leader’s visit in Sept.
— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) July 22, 2026
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… that we will always respect. I leave it to New Yorkers themselves to make that decision.”
That certainly sounds like a way of inciting protests while denying inciting protests.
"I think one of the bedrocks of our city is protest."
— Boo (@IzaBooboo) July 22, 2026
1. Jesus Christ
2. Wonder if he would feel like that if he were being protested.
3. His police chief must hate his guts.
4. Does the average resident want protestors in their neighborhoods? Doubtful. https://t.co/CoZBPPbHBS
This sounds more like incitement.
— Heather Johnston (@HeatherJ_Israel) July 22, 2026
The Hamas mob does not protest, they riot, and vandalize.
Incitement. Intentionally phrased and intentionally widely disseminated using his platform
— Lili von Shtupp (@LvS_Redux) July 22, 2026
Do you think he has the social media post where he expresses shock when these "protests" turn violent already recorded or does he just wing it when it inevitably happens?
— jonathan pardo (@pardopardopardo) July 22, 2026
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Yeah. Bibi never gets protested.
— Mad Bomber Hat (@MadBomberHat) July 22, 2026
He’s egging his people to do something stupid.
“Peaceably”, right? I think I know how this movie ends…
— Bill Burke 🇺🇸 (@TaxManBoston) July 22, 2026
He's a piece of shit. I guarantee there will be violence by those scumbags.
— Joe Arrow (@joearrow1) July 22, 2026
No mention of conducting a lawful or peaceful protest.
— Sparktacular (@TheMainSpark) July 22, 2026
I'm sure that was a unintended omission on his part. 🙄🙄🙄
Fiery but mostly peaceful is the progressive standard.
I think my definition of protesting and his are very different
— Combat Sleeping (@CombatSleeping) July 22, 2026
"I'm not saying you should riot in the streets, but that is one of the bedrocks of our city. I'll leave it up to you (wink wink)."
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