he has an active arrest warrent why isn't he being arrested the second he stepped foot on soil?
this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2025
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This is in New York. The US has never been part of the Rome Statute, which is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court.
Every American leader since Clinton has been too cowardly to commit to prosecuting war criminals. Maybe not too surprising since there's a strong argument to be made that they have all been war criminals themselves.
What's new with Trump is that he's actively attacking the ICC, but America has always been a safe haven for war criminals. "Nazi, Schmazi!" says Wernher von Braun.
That said, hasn't Mamdani promised to arrest Netanjahu if he wins the Mayoral race?
Does he really have that power?
No, bibi is rich and
which means he will never get in any real trouble in the US
The rich will sooner personally shoot Mamdani on 5th avenue than allow this to happen
From a legal standpoint, the Rome statute only grants ICC jurisdiction in places that signed the statute, which New York does not have the power to do. The US constitution grants the president (with consent of senate) exclusive authority to enter into treaties.
Might as well find out
If he's within physical jurisdiction and Mamdani directs the NYPD to honor the ICC arrest warrant... I don't have the legal credentials to say whether or not that would fly
Interesting how that's where the UN is.
The institutions are scatterd around the world, but the general assembly is in the headquarters in NYC. I guess the idea was that it's the capital of the world or something.
isn't the un building "international soil" or something?
It would require a constitutional amendment apparently, and that's not happening.
Because that stuff doesn't matter to someone at his level.
The US is not a signatory to the rome statute and does not participate in the ICC so the warrant means nothing.
Arrest him, there's an ICC warrant out for him. Performative gestures don't have any impact in an uncivil setting.
Don't sit there and clap you dickheads, walk out with them.
I wasn't sure if they were clapping for him or the people that walked out. If it was for him, you'd think they were meeting a celebrity or somethin. Just another thing in the really weird behavior pile. Treating politicians like celebrities or singers just doesn't make sense.
I'm pretty sure they are applauding the ones walking out. The decision to sit is not necessarily a message of support to Netanyahu, but a product of national policy. The Norwegian foreign minister was among the people who sat, in spite of being outspoken pro Palestine.
It could be regular conference etiquette. Every conference I have been to with speakers have as applause as the speaker takes the stage.
But I choose to believe they are congratulating those with a spine who walk out while a he talks.
Fuck that nazi. Her belongs in grave.
Who stayed?
Right? It's so frustrating that there's no media outlet containing a clear list. It's such an easy thing to do for journalists and they can't be arsed to do the basics of their job. All I could find out so far is that UK and US stayed